Tattooed_Mummy reviewed Panopticon by Jenni Fagan
Review of 'Panopticon' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
Trigger Warnings (and they are strong warnings, I found this book quite upsetting) for pretty much everything. Violence, rape, anorexia, HIV, bestiality, paedophilia, abduction, miscarriage, drug use, self harm....
I took The Panopticon on holiday as a holiday read. It is not. It's a great well written book, don't get me wrong, but the subject matter is grim and for anyone working in the care of young people it would probably be even more depressing.
The book tracks a slice of life of one girl in the social care system. The care system is not portrayed kindly. The young people in the care system are shown as damaged, in some cases beyond repair. There are lesbian characters in the story and (spoiler) I should listen to my daughter, who always sighs and says "they only put lesbians in stories to kill them".
So if you fancy a dark …
Trigger Warnings (and they are strong warnings, I found this book quite upsetting) for pretty much everything. Violence, rape, anorexia, HIV, bestiality, paedophilia, abduction, miscarriage, drug use, self harm....
I took The Panopticon on holiday as a holiday read. It is not. It's a great well written book, don't get me wrong, but the subject matter is grim and for anyone working in the care of young people it would probably be even more depressing.
The book tracks a slice of life of one girl in the social care system. The care system is not portrayed kindly. The young people in the care system are shown as damaged, in some cases beyond repair. There are lesbian characters in the story and (spoiler) I should listen to my daughter, who always sighs and says "they only put lesbians in stories to kill them".
So if you fancy a dark gloomy read with no real conclusion, it's the book for you!