Review: An Irritating Read
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 02 17, 2014
I don't have an issue with books about disturbing subject matter, but I do have an issue with really poorly written books about disturbing subject matter, and that's what HUSH is. The current Amazon description nicely highlights the fundamental problem with this book: "But aside from the constant death threats made against Jane's family to keeping her mouth shut by her pimps will be nothing compared to..." is not a grammatical or understandable sentence.HUSH is crammed with just such sentence contortions, and consistent grammar failures and tense clashes make it irksome to read. Additionally, the author fails to follow the most basic rule of writing: show, don't tell. The litany of events in Jane's life becomes tedious and repetitive with the "this happened and then this happened and then this happened" style of storytelling. It seems cruel to say that a novel about the very real problem of forced sex work was dull, but this book was simultaneously boring and irritating. I barely made it through 40% of the book before giving up.