A review by noel_k
None of This Is True: A Novel by Lisa Jewell, Lisa Jewell

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Riveting at first, then it drags. A little too long, rushed ending, ultimately extremely unsatisfying.
I found it very upsetting that it writes off Child Sex Abuse as the child’s fault as a seductress. Nearing the end it just becomes a textbook situation that our rape culture adores where a woman is lying about her abuse and creating some 4D chess plot to ruin lives and murder. The quick ending to try and make Josie’s ending more ambiguous does nothing. Sickening
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