The Blackend Eye

The Blackened is most certainly one of the more grim stories I've read. Mainly because of it's dark content and detailed depictions of being the victim of a rapist. But despite it's grim and almost hopeless story, there is a lot of depth in this story. Most of it lies within its writing style.

The author really helps you connect to the character and experience what she's going through. You feel terrible for her, because this guy who kidnapped her is a sick man. He beats her, rapes her then includes her in another kidnapping. The author even leaves the protagonist's feeling about the whole ordeal to be ambiguous, which I think is pretty good on the author's part. It leaves the reader wondering and discussing the ending.