Delilah S. Dawson’s violence
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This book is up to its title: it’s violent. Really, really violent! In fact, this book examines violence from various angles. There is generational trauma, violence between intimate partners, systemic violence, violence as entertainment and blind murder. The latter type puts the book in motion.
Violence by Delilah S. Dawson
Violence Takes up in a post-hose in 2025, when a new pandemic appeared. People with this disease – have addressed violence – have “storms”, during which they escape and become violent bruising. As a rule, storms only stop once the person closest to infected is dead, often beaten to death by the nearest object.
The book does not go away how brutal these murders are. In a case, an animal rather than a person is on the path of violence. I know it will be a hard line that many are not willing to cross. But if you can, you will be entitled to a book which is honestly one of the most optimistic and healthiest books that I have read for ages.
Our story focuses on three generations of women in a family that is very Gilmore Girls-code. First of all, there is Patricia, the rich and arrogant grandmother who looks at the nose on everyone’s life choices. Her daughter Chelsea already knows many imminent threats of violence because she lives with a violent husband. Ella is the Parentified Girl of Chelsea, often responsible for the security of her little sister Brooklyn.
I want to reveal the conspiracy as little as possible because it goes to wonderful directions that you probably don’t expect. But the book alternates between the points of view of these three women, who separate fairly early into history. Each character must undergo a massive personal transformation to survive this pandemic which has upset the company.
It is rare for me to be also invested in the perspective of each character when the books are structured in this way, but Violence hooked me throughout. Patricia, Chelsea and Ella are so complex and interesting. I love it when an author guides me through the deep changes of a character in a credible way. This was the case here. Also focused on the characters whether the book, it is also a propulsive reading. The way three scenarios have been braited together is both suspense and deeply satisfactory.
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A book recommendation to help you cut noise
For those of us who live in the United States, violence is in the air that we breathe. Dawson captures this and much more in the book. But the main thing is: it should not be so. Overcoming violence takes fierce work, creativity, collaboration and the commitment to rush cycles.
Can a pandemic of violence be eliminated with these approaches? Read this book to find out!
