· Someone I Used To Know. by Patty Blount. This novel is a companion story to my award-winning Some Boys. In this scene, Ian Russell, one of the main characters in Some Boys, meets Derek Lawrence in Someone I Used To Know. ~*~ Derek. A knot forms in my gut, a thick and oily clot of guilt. " If you read nothing else, every man, woman and young adult MUST read SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW by Patty Blount. Although fictional, it is a scathing and raw indictment of a world where sex sells, "dirty jokes" are told and beauty is a perceived license for demeaning and condescending behavior." ~Tome Tender Blog/5(89). · SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW. by Patty Blount ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 1, Blount’s (The Way It Hurts, , etc.) latest, a loose sequel to Some Boys (), again looks at the aftermath of rape, this time with a focus on secondary survivors. Told with flashbacks through the alternating perspectives of a brother and sister two years after one of his teammates raped her to gain Author: Patty Blount.
― Patty Blount, Someone I Used to Know. tags: rape-culture. 0 likes. Like "This is rape culture - this tendency for good men, the kind of men who say they're outraged by rape, to repeatedly ignore and maybe even support the behaviors that excuse rape." ― Patty Blount, Someone I Used to Know. 0 likes. Someone I Used to Know Patty Blount. Sourcebooks Fire, $ paper (p) ISBN More By and About This Author. OTHER BOOKS. Send; TMI; Buy this book. Someone I Used to Know by Patty Blount ISBN: Release Date: August 7, Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Praise.
I want to open my closet, pull on any outfit, and not obsess about people thinking I'm asking for it.”. ― Patty Blount, Someone I Used to Know. 1 likes. Like. “Every time there’s a terrorist attack, everybody starts screaming for border closings and tighter security at airports. Someone I used to Know by Patty Blount is a young adult contemporary novel that deals with a serious issue. Someone I used to Know looks at the aftermath of dealing with your life after a sexual assault. One of the things I admire most about author Patty Blount is that she is not afraid to deal with tough issues. Patty Blount grew up quiet and frequently overlooked in Queens, New York, but found her voice writing smart and strong characters willing to fight for what's right. Today she works as a software technical writer by day and novelist by night and is the award-winning author of edgy, realistic, gut-wrenching books.
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