The Burning

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The Burning follows Anna, who has moved to Scotland following the death of her father and following her nude photos being leaked across social media. She is in a new school, in a new town, with a new last name and she still can’t escape the rampant bullying and slut-shaming she has experienced over one photo. For a history project, Anna has to research a local person of interest and she comes across a woman accused of witchcraft and is desperate to find out her story. It's worth knowing that sometimes people see you as a symbol of something, instead of a person. And, when they do, it reflects on them, not on you." The characters were amazing - i cried for Anna and Maggie. Literally cried. Because the issues in this book are what too many girls and women have had to endure, and because i can all too well imagine what Anna, Cat and the other girls went through. ritorno a voi con una lettura fatta di recente, l’unica del mese di marzo che mi ha coinvolto veramente per i temi importanti e attuali che tratta, anche se per certi versi mi ha fatto storcere un po’ il naso. Laura Bates - founder of the Everyday Sexism project and author of Everyday Sexism and Girl Up - also uses subtle supernatural touches to add to the darkness throughout the novel.

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It's worth knowing that sometimes people see you as a symbol of something, instead of a person. And, when they do, it reflects on them, not on you.” The last bits got me crying so bad. The part with her mother and Anna’s speech at the end was so emotional. I wish at the end what was happening, I wish there was a visual of it. Now I want to read more of Laura Bates works Penso a Maggie, alla collana, a sua figlia, a quanto mi sono immedesimata in lei. È come se un frammento di lei ora si trovasse dentro di me, mi sorreggesse, mi aiutasse a raddrizzare la schiena. E sussurro a me stessa: Siamo le nipoti delle streghe che avete bruciato. E non lo tollereremo più.” I highly recommend this book to everyone, yes, boys included. God bless Laura Bates for writing Anna's and Maggie's stories. Trattati benissimo invece i capitoli riguardanti Maggie, che avvincono molto il lettore e lo trasportano in un momento storico difficile e davvero crudele per chi nasceva femmina.Dealing with issues of victim blaming, casual sexism and the still very skewed way of "dealing" with things, The Burning shines a light right into the darkest corners of reality.

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Due to bullying at her former school, Anna and her mum move to Scotland and change her last name, but her past isn’t far behind.I really enjoyed the intermingling of the two time lines, the comfort Anna found in researching Maggie's story and the self belief and confidence she found along the way. I don't want to say too much because i might give away spoilers, but this book made me so emotional. I cried, i was so angry, i was happy. It's not only a great story - it has an important message too, that you'll need to see for yourself.

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Everyone believes that Salil Singh killed his girlfriend, Andrea Bell, five years ago—except Pippa Fitz-Amobi. a b "Bates, Laura Carolyn, (born 27 Aug. 1986), Founder, Everyday Sexism Project, 2012". Who's who & who was who. 2014. doi: 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U281470. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4 . Retrieved 28 August 2021. a b Hines, Sophie (5 December 2013). "Laura Bates Wins Ultimate New Feminist 2013" . Retrieved 20 August 2014. A causa di un’azione sconsiderata di Anna, compiuta senza immaginarne le conseguenze, sono costrette a cominciare una nuova vita altrove, dove nessuno le conosce e dove sperano di poter abbandonare alle loro spalle i problemi che si erano creati.

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A distrarla dalla sua vecchia vita arriva anche una scoperta fatta per portare a termine un progetto scolastico, e la vita della ragazza si intreccia a quella di Maggie, una donna vissuta nel 1600 accusata di stregoneria. Laura works closely with politicians, schools and universities worldwide, as well as bodies from the United Nations to the Council of Europe to combat gender inequality. She is also Contributor to Women Under Siege, a New York-based organisation working against the use of rape as a tool of war in conflict zones worldwide, and she is Patron of Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support, part of the Rape Crisis network. Bates, Laura (12 June 2015). "Queen's Birthday Honours List: Knights Outnumber Dames Five to One". The Guardian. I waited to read something brave, heart throbbing, soul searching, provocative and powerful story! But what I get is a spiral of girl’s self-hatred and depression with awkward, nonsense dialogues embellished with supernatural elements and not so heart wrenching but artificial ending pissed me off. It's worth knowing that sometimes people see you as a symbol of something instead of a person. And, when they do, it reflects on them, not you.”

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The pace of the story was moderate. I find the story of Maggie included in between was quite draggy at first, but although I still find it quite irrelevant to the whole plot, it was an interesting tale and it brought another kind of emotional ride to the story. Why? Why? I was so ready to love this book! It started so good and slowly turned into something strange, messy and URO (unidentified reading object)! It is hard to look, and yet hard to look away, in parts. I just really wish I didn't have so many issues with it. The compelling YA debut from Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project and bestselling author of Girl Up. Despite working in a school, I found the cruelty and language used by the teenage characters almost incredible, although my student reviewers assured me it comes as standard.

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I think the problem about the story is author’s choice to juggle with too many issues at the same time. We had already sexual assault, body and slut shaming on our plate but she add more issues to the pile such as abortion, pregnancy, more shaming and yes you just dropped your plate because you cannot handle entire horrifying issues at the same story that a regular human being can handle. I received a free ebook version of this from Netgalley! Thankyou to both Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this. My review is still honest. I'm not ashamed of my body. I'm ashamed of the way my body was treated by everybody else. I'm not embarrassed because it's sexual. I'm embarrassed because it's being used in a way I didn't agree to."