Roller Skate Skinny

Warning Mature subject matter. This is not a book or review for those that may be triggered by subject matter concerning sexual abuse and rape

Opening prologue really helps set the tone for the whole book. We are introduced to Deliaha, a mentally unstable woman who suffers from severe depression, self doubt,extremely low self esteen, anxiety and possibly a schizophrenic who seems to suffer from hallucinations of pink eared bunnies, glass turtle ashtray and green doors stemming From trauma from her choldhood.

She constantly tells herself she is the unwanted, unloved, the rejected and because of this she puts up walls and pushes people away and when people reach out to her and face this rejection and respond by leaving her she views this as proof that re-enforces this feeling

The story is about Deliaha trying to cope with the loss of a mother who seems to not remember her in any meaningful way and relationships issues with her husband. These problems seems to stem from a lack of any kind of sex life. Her turns to porn to try to get this need met for himself

In Chapter 9 we have a vivid scene that can only be describbed as rape. She blames herself for what happened and has a religious guilt feelings the God cannot forgive her. Also a lot of resentment for her rapist who seem to be able to continue with his life without guilt which only seems to re-enforce her idea it was her fault.

All comes to a head at the end. First she comits the savage crime of murder while the story was she is a victim, then she really is a victm and kills in self defense.

A well written intensely depressing book that really did a great job creating a character that I can empathize with. Especally as I have also suffered from debilitating depression in my own life, as well as issues of religious guilt.