The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing | 
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My pick for June is The Good Girls which was about the murder of two young girls in a small village in India and the lengths to which their families went to draw attention to the crime. It took a little while to get used to the writing style but this proved to be a fascinating and powerful examination of codes of honor, politics, the caste system, sex and violence, and shame.
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pickI found this book to be infuriating. I had such intense, angry feelings about the standard treatment of women and girls in India. It was a difficult read for me emotionally, as it ought to be. The author told a compelling tale and she did it justice. I am glad I read it.
pickThis narrative nonfiction tells of the murder of two young girls, inseparable friends, in a small village in Utter Pradesh, India. It‘s about violence against women, their value as a source of their family‘s honor/dishonor & not as human beings, about politicians, poorly trained investigators, lies & deceits, caste & more. The writing adds to the tension, the author revealing the story in fits & starts heightening the tension, the heartbreak.
Starting the day on the patio with the tagged book and coffee. ☀️☕️📖
pick#12booksin2021 #March21 can't pick just one!(clockwise from top left)
1.Delightful sequel to Dear MrsBird,that explores the unequal treatment of women's contribution to the war effort
2.Haunting account of the Irish famine,through multiple players,landowners,farmers,everyone in between
3.Important investigation of a complicated case that explores the condition of women in India,forensics,patriarchy.
4.Alison Bechdel.enough said
pickThis was really good true crime!!! It just told the facts on all sides and gave a lot of background information on why the people acted and felt the way they did. I really enjoyed the political and cultural information this book had. It was also good that the writer added plenty of references and background research materials to the notes. It made the book reliable source of information. I highly recommend this even though the subject is tough!
The begining of this book is filled with descriptions of normal life in a small village in India. I just realized how long it has been since I last read books about India.
I took time of from these tougher subject during coronatime. Now I'm ready to dive in again. This might be one of the toughest books I've read in awhile. 📚
I had to order some belts from Amazon and ofcourse it was important to reach free delivery. So I just had to add some books to the order. 😁 #bookhaul
so-soTwo teen girls are found dead in an orchard in India. This book reveals the incompetence and corruption there as well as exposes realities of the culture in India regarding women and caste. Much of the information is fascinating (and horrifying), but the writing and structure are frustrating. I don‘t have much faith in the US justice system, but India‘s is far worse, if this is illustrative.
Just used my last Christmas gift card on this one 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
https://crimereads.com/the-many-missing-children-of-uttar-pradesh/
I remember that case. I‘m not sure I can deal with an entire book about it, though.
Here‘s an interesting interview with the author: https://apple.news/AbvLqbLHDQJOv9us5MKt8gQ
so-soIn 2014 2 young teenage girls, Lalli & Padma, go missing one evening in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. What happened next sees witness stories changing and strange behaviour by some involved in the case. It is a difficult read emotionally to find out what happened to the girls and the whole case is very sad. 3⭐
Thank you to NetGalley and publishers, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (UK & ANZ), for the opportunity to read an ARC
