Does Krakauer write like this all of the time? The man can write. I went into this book expecting to be upset, angry, disgusted, and unable to read it. Then I looked up and I had read over 100 pages and while I felt those things I felt them to a much lesser degree than I had expected. I kept reading. I kept feeling those things.
Sometimes, I felt them a lot. Did anyone else get the feeling that Kristen Pabst is the real wolrd equivalent of Professor Umbridge? I wanted to shake her.
Krakauer’s ability to write about the subject of date rape in a cool headed manner and maintain a distance from the subject was really what kept the book going. In each of the cases discussed, he told the story from both sides and laid out the facts as best he could. He managed to go through the legal processes involved without being boring. He managed not to say, “Can you believe this person? What a horrible person.”
This is an important book about an important subject. I honestly cannot imagine what a disaster it could be in the hands of someone less capable. The controversy of date-rape and how the cases are handled or mishandled is really the kind of thing that we should be teaching college-bound women. Other than that, I don’t really know what to say about this book because I do believe it is best discovered on one’s own. I cannot give you the facts. I cannot give you the numbers. I can give you the book recommendation.
I is Who I Is 