“The conclusion I reached by my second week in court was this: we women are dying like flies. You men get hammered and kill us. Men want to fuck and kill us. Men get enraged and kill us. Men want a bit of fun and kill us. Men discover our lovers and kill us. We leave them and men kill us. Men get another lover and kill us. Men are taken down a peg and kill us. Men get home tired after work and kill us. And, in court, everyone says the fault is ours.”
The Simple Art Of Killing a Woman or 𝘗𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 literally translated from its original title, blends crime thriller, social commentary, and magical realism to confront the epidemic of femicide in Brazil.
Set in the Amazonian border town of Cruzeiro do Sul, the story follows a young lawyer who travels to the remote region of Acre to research the case of Txupira’s rape and murder while also escaping her own abusive relationship.
Set in the Amazonian border town of Cruzeiro do Sul, the story follows a young lawyer who travels to the remote region of Acre to research the case of Txupira’s rape and murder while also escaping her own abusive relationship.
“It’s ridiculous to think that a murderer would even worry about the post-mortem! The system is made so it doesn’t work. From the top down, whoever’s investigating will look at the victim with contempt: just another woman, he’ll think. A Black girl. A street girl. An object. He won’t even pick up when the phone rings in the den he calls his office. Let the incident go to the next man.”
This was such heavy book to start the year with. Highly recommended, just check the TW.
This was such heavy book to start the year with. Highly recommended, just check the TW.
TW graphic depictions of assault, rape, mutilation, torture and murder.
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