Donoghue, Emma - Slammerkin

[oyceter]

I preface this entry to say that this is most definitely not the best book to take with you on vacation to relax

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[rachelmanija]

I think I wrote about this one on LJ once. I got to the abortion, and put down the book: too excruciatingly grim for my taste.

Found it! http://rachelmanija.livejournal.com/276812.html

[oyceter]

ZOMG. The abortion is the least of it. I must tell you the ending over the phone or email or something if you don't care about being spoiled. It totally is up there on your Gratuitously Depressing Books awards.

[vom_marlowe]

That sounds horrid. I almost always take old favorites when I go on vacation. So much less chance of book trauma. *Carefully adds this book to her do not read list.*

[oyceter]

I was so very, very traumatized.

[oyceter]

It wasn't just all the angst in the beginning! I mean, it wasn't fun at all, but when I got to the end, and how she got in prison? Oh my god. And that's the part that's historically accurate, but still. Gah.

[gwyneira]

All righty then -- gratuitously depressing I'm just not interested in.

*goes off to move Slammerkin from to-be-read pile to to-sell pile*

[oyceter]

And that wasn't even the least of it! The ending still boggles me.