TE Carter
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CW: Rape, rape culture, victim-blaming.
Ellie Frias has been bullied her whole adolescence - her peers have made her feel ugly, unloved, and insignificant. But Ellie is about to start her freshman year of high school, and she is determined to be a different girl, someone people notice and love. But Ellie's desperate need to belong finds her trapped in a horrible situation she can't find her way out of.
I Stop Somewhere is a very difficult book for me to rate. On the one hand, the content was dark, and at times hard for me to deal with. But it also bears extremely important messages for our day and age.
I'll jump right to the point - I Stop Somewhere is a story about rape and rape culture. In her quest to belong, the Ellie clings to the first guy who validates her and makes her feel beautiful. But he only sees her as an object he can use - he uses Ellie's vulnerability to get what he wants.
On the one hand, I wanted to slap Ellie for missing the obvious signs, for going back repeatedly to someone who obviously doesn't care. But I also saw myself in Ellie - because when I was a lonely high schooler, I made the same mistakes Ellie does. Only, I was lucky enough that the guy who took advantage of me didn't go as far as Ellie's does. The desire to belong and no longer feel loneliness is powerful - there are people that see that in others and use it to their advantage.
Writing-wise, this book wasn't perfect - I think the plot drug on in places. But many points were thrown out that cut right to the quick of the issue. This book doesn't shy away from describing the horrors of rape and Ellie's situation. I had to put it down a few times because it became too much - and there is little to no reprieve from the darkness of this story.
However, I can see why the story goes to such dark places - it's too easy to disregard rape victims, especially in our culture which still embraces the idea of "boys will be boys." Our poor boys - they were just having a little fun. What about their bright futures???
The story didn't have a very satisfying ending for me - but it reaffirms the problem of victim blaming in our culture that we still need to solve. This was a difficult book for me to read - not only was it extremely dark, but it made me really angry as well. (Yet I think if it didn't make me angry, there would be something wrong with me.)
As I mentioned before, I am having a difficult time assigning a rating to this, and I don't think I will. I can't say I had a fun time reading this book - but the message is so crucial that it doesn't deserve to be rated based on my enjoyment, like I do with most books. Therefore, I'm leaving it as it is. If the idea of rape culture and victim blaming still confuses you, please pick up this book.
Review also posted on my blog.… (mehr)