The Pain Eater

So this was how he was presenting what had happened to other people. This was how he was describing the gang rape – as something she'd initiated, group sex she'd wanted because she was “that type of girl.” It was all something she was “asking for,” probably begging for. And the four boys? she wondered. Were the three rapists and their accomplice in his version all shocked innocents who ended up giving in to their “wiring”?

— As affecting and powerful as [b:Speak|439288|Speak|Laurie Halse Anderson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1310121762s/439288.jpg|118521], this book similarly takes a look at rape culture and victim blaming. Timely and relevant.