Bright Young Women

BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN by Jessica Knoll I have mixed feelings. I appreciate that the focus was on the women (Pamela, Ruth and Tina) instead of the perpetrator (The Defendant/TB). We get to know and memorialize the victims and survivors who are often overlooked and forgotten. This story highlights how they are often gaslit, disparaged, dismissed and disrespected. However, the book itself feels a little disconcerting. Especially when the memoir of one the real-life survivors (Kathy Kleiner Rubin) has not received as much attention as this novel. This was supposed to be fictional, but why use real names for some characters and exact details of the crimes? In any case, this story does have some merit. I hope that after reading this, people will seek out perspectives from survivors and remember that the victims are ultimately more important than the perp who committed the crimes. Rating: 3.5/5 ⭐️