O'Neill, Louise. (2015). Asking for it. London: Quercus Publishing.Emma is just eighteen, beautiful and she knows it. Emma O’Donovan, a nasty, shallow girl from a small Irish town who has in the past encouraged a friend not to bring rape charges to those who violated her. She is a girl who loves male attention, who is a bully and who lies and cheats. She is a girl who goes to a party, who dresses provocatively, who drinks too much and who takes drugs.In her small home town in Ireland, Emma is raped by several local boys and suddenly, unjustly the ‘good girl’ reputation she worked so fiercely for is tarnished. Not only does her community blame her, Emma blames only herself. Most rape victims can justify why they are to blame, it's a horrific crime.
Rape culture is real and it’s everywhere. There is no boundary that rapists will honor. This is so real and so under-reported. It's disgusting!
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