Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Vanishing Triangle by Claire McGowan

10 reviews

britgirlreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Rape, War, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, and Drug use

pvbobrien's review against another edition

dark informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Sexual violence, Alcohol, Classism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Child abuse, Abortion, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Suicide, Violence, and Mental illness

caidyn's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

3.0

It was well told but all the cases blended together. Which is sad because each woman was a unique life. I also was disappointed by the lack of notes or bibliography. Didn't help lend credibility to this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Death, Child abuse, Misogyny, and Rape

sophiemartin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Pedophilia, Death, Abortion, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Addiction

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review

challenging dark informative slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy, Abortion, War, and Suicide

a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and Rape

jessjess125's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.25

Great read in that it provided fantastic information about a problem that is very little talked about. Definitely something I will be referring to friends of mine! The only issue I had is that there was a good but of redundancy, especially after a point had already been drilled in several times. Otherwise, a really powerful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Murder, and Rape

bookshelfofbee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child death, Sexual violence, Murder, Kidnapping, and Violence

ceejay's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual assault, and Rape

jhbandcats's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious sad slow-paced

3.75

A bit repetitive and, to a non-Irish person, confusing because of geographical and historical references. In addition to the eight missing women who disappeared from the Triangle between 1993-1998, multiple missing and murdered women from across Ireland during a period of thirty-five years are discussed. I think it would've been clearer had the book focused solely on those eight women and that one area.

The author tries to make sense of the disappearances by clustering the women together - some disappeared around Christmastime, some had gotten pregnant out of wedlock, some disappeared in broad daylight while others disappeared in the middle of the night. Some women overlap several categories. In the end, they can only be categorized by being missing.

There are several reasons the disappearances remain unsolved. The terrorism of the Troubles was in full swing and sectarian killings were all too commonplace, leaving the police overwhelmed. There was no coordination between the police forces of Northern Ireland, the UK, and southern Ireland. Misogynistic assumptions and victim-blaming hampered investigations. The institutions of the church, the police, and the IRA were more interested in damage control than solving crimes that would reveal their own - priests, cops, soldiers - to be guilty.

This would have been a better book had it been tightened up, but it's still a damning indictment of violence against women. The author shows great compassion towards the families of the missing, noting that it's harder to have hopes repeatedly dashed as investigations fail than to have the certainty of a murder.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, Death, Grief, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, Kidnapping, and Misogyny