They Never Learn

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They never do, men like him. Well, he’s more of a boy, really. The garage’s fluorescent overhead light emphasizes all the still-adolescent features of his face: the downy excuse for a mustache on his upper lip, the pimple swelling in the crease between his nose and his cheek. I absolutely DEVOURED this book. It was just so excellent and it hooked me completely. Boy, does Fargo know how to tell a story!! We root for Scarlett to escape the police and carry on her brutal work not just because she’s the primary protagonist but because in a world that consistently turns a blind eye to women’s suffering—offering nothing beyond a shrug, a sneer, or outright victim-blaming—what she does feels like divine justice. She’s the inevitable outcome of a broken system. If the guilty were properly punished in a court of law, if women could actually escape the violence that permeates every aspect of their lives, Scarlett Clark wouldn’t have to be a serial killer avenging angel. The Spring 2019 Anime Preview Guide - We Never Learn: BOKUBEN". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2019-05-04 . Retrieved 2019-05-12.

Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring (from left to right) Fumino Furuhashi, Rizu Ogata, and Uruka Takemoto Hmm, more like strike the feminist and replace it with misandrist. 👀 Granted my knowledge on these two concepts, terms, ideology or whatever is very limited, so it could be that I took this book the wrong way and was missing the point. But Idk . . . I don't even want to say too much about this book because it's like a layer cake of twists. Every time you dig into a slice, you discover a new flavor of dude, WTH. It was so well-plotted and so well-written and at times, it could be darkly funny, even as it provided a scathing criticism of warped gender norms and rape culture. I also felt it was a bit predictable. I was suprised about Carly being Scarlet, but once that was revealed, i could see where the book was headed. I guessed right when it came to Wes & Jasper. The dual story of Scarlett and Carly plays out in alternating chapters, and the deeper we sink into their experiences, the more similarities emerge—and the unsettling fact that misogynistic violence is an ever-repeating cycle that may only be broken by violence in kind.

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I couldn't put this book down, and I'm loathe to give anything away to avoid ruining your reading experience. The book is told in a dual perspective between the two women, who eventually have their paths intersect. There were times where I thought I had guessed what was going to happen and then it went on an entirely different path and left me wanting to read more. For me, the real horror was the way the men behaved and the scariest parts were the way the men would excuse and condone the behavior of other men, instead of securing the safety and wellbeing of the women in their lives. I’m not really complaining about there not being at least one decent man in the story, I mean that was kinda the whole point - to show that there isn’t just one type of predator, every man can be one because of how they grew to think about and relate to women. Seeking validation by taking advantage (Alex), straight up taking without disguise (Tyler and Bash) or feeling entitled to us just because (Wes) - that being said, I think this absolute take didn’t do the book any favours.

Obviously there are trigger warnings for sexual assault in here, and all kinds of violence! So take care! Scarlett is an English professor. She’s also a part time serial killer. Unfortunately, she might have to take a break or retire from that career path because the school (where she teaches, hunts, and kills) starts getting suspicious of the growing body count found on campus and opens up an investigation. I listened to the audiobook format of this book, and it’s flawless. The book is told from dual points of view with chapters alternating between Carly and Scarlet’s perspective. The two voice actors are fantastic. They each capture the essence of the women, adding one more dimension to the story. The narrators provide male voices that distinguish them from the two main characters without bringing too much attention to them. Cons And Heads Up

I also thought, that something bad must happen between Carly and Wes. I was right even though I never expected him to be such an .... in the end. I listened to the audiobook format of They Never Learn, and as all audiobook fans know, the narration can make or break a story. In this case, the narration enhances everything about this book. There are two narrators, Lameece Issaq and Eileen Stevens, one for Scarlett’s POV, the other for Carly, and both do a spectacular job. I’ve seen a bunch of friends raving about Layne Fargo's books, so I was excited to win a Bookstagram giveaway of her new book. And after reading it in one sitting, now I’m definitely a fan!