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A review by katherinefontan
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
4.0
Rachel Krall is a true crime podcast sensation. For her third season's case, she decides on an immensely controversial rape trial in the small town of Neapolis.
Upon her arrival to the town, she is stalked and alarmingly given letters by a woman named Hannah, who believes her sister was murdered twenty five years ago and needs Rachel's help to uncover the brutal truth.
This book- or rather, audiobook- had me so invested in both the trial plotline and Hannah's letters. Inspired by the infamous people v. turner case, this book brought to light how rape victims are treated, both by the justice system and by people. It also felt as if I was reading the testimony of what so many women go through (INCLUDING MYSELF!) with uncomfortable encounters with men. I was listening and I just kept nodding my head at these struggles that not many women talk about because it is the 'normal' but in reality is blatantly disgusting.
P.S. the audiobook was a great choice because the podcast episodes are told in that same fashion.
Upon her arrival to the town, she is stalked and alarmingly given letters by a woman named Hannah, who believes her sister was murdered twenty five years ago and needs Rachel's help to uncover the brutal truth.
This book- or rather, audiobook- had me so invested in both the trial plotline and Hannah's letters. Inspired by the infamous people v. turner case, this book brought to light how rape victims are treated, both by the justice system and by people. It also felt as if I was reading the testimony of what so many women go through (INCLUDING MYSELF!) with uncomfortable encounters with men. I was listening and I just kept nodding my head at these struggles that not many women talk about because it is the 'normal' but in reality is blatantly disgusting.
P.S. the audiobook was a great choice because the podcast episodes are told in that same fashion.