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A review by cjeanne99
The Swallows by Lisa Lutz
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Lisa Lutz weaves her Spellman Family style humor into this story about an east coast high school/boarding school where the boys have a history of sexual harassment of students and teachers. Their behavior is ignored by most - and when challenged by an adult - that adult soon becomes the target of false allegations spearheaded by one of the male students.
The story has multiple narrators - none of them are members of the male group that believes they are in power. I really enjoyed the view points of Alex Witt and Gemma Russo. The book is well done - but I take issue with this sentence from the Storygraph overview: "the scariest threat of all might be the idea that sooner or later, girls will be girls".
The story has multiple narrators - none of them are members of the male group that believes they are in power. I really enjoyed the view points of Alex Witt and Gemma Russo. The book is well done - but I take issue with this sentence from the Storygraph overview: "the scariest threat of all might be the idea that sooner or later, girls will be girls".