The Night Swim

Ughhh pure prosecutor propaganda unfettered by needlessly complex notions like survivor-centered justice or limitations of carceral systems or literally even the idea that defense attorneys might consider having morals (almost verbatim, “hOw caN tHeY sleEp at niGhT???”).

Extra shitty in that it masquerades as pro-survivor but never contemplates the actual needs of the survivor in the story (her parents decide what she will do in the trial) and never considers that survivors may not be served by the limited version of “justice” for which the book advocates.

Major bummer, wish I hadn't read it because I didn't need to know books like this are still being written.