A review by chicareading
Docile by K.M. Szpara

Did not finish book.

While the lgbt elements were seducing, "Docile" is a white tale about white men discussing modern indentured slavery in a white state wrapped in an awkward, if not slightly romanticized lens. The setup to this book promises to touch on a lot of tricky and harsh subjects, but the characters' overall makeup, pacing, and presentation of the whole conundrum weren't for me. I can't suspend my disbelief this hard, in 2020, when breaching slavery through white people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Dementia

Minor: Torture

Note about the "dementia" tag: This book's slavery is based on a drug called dociline, whoses sustained use eventually erodes the user's mind into a state of blank subservience. The main character's mother has had her personality and recognition warped out in a way that mirrors dementia, but isn't quite.