";s:4:"text";s:4529:" “Nicola Maye Goldberg's novel Nothing Can Hurt You takes a prismatic approach to a murder, and to the harsh reality of violence against women. However, there are multiple points of view and it jumps from character to character so jotting down who is who is very helpful! It explores the impact of a killing on a large cast of characters, both those directly and indirectly affected and those both in the inner circle of friends and family, and those on the periphery. I learned who committed the crime right away...I kept thinking that there would be a twist, since it was supposed to be a mystery/thriller, but it never came. Thus it’s hard to categorise as it’s atypical and is more of a social commentary on the ripple effects of a terrible event rather than a thriller or crime novel which makes it very interesting. There are murders, one a serial killer who has had many victims, the other a young woman killed by her boyfriend.
On a cold day in 1997, student Sara Morgan was killed in the woods surrounding her liberal arts college in upstate New York. The structure reminded me a lot of Julia Philips’ gorgeous DISAPPEARING EARTH, so if you’re a fan of that book, you’ll enjoy this one as well. Read 154 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. The characters go through a gamut of emotions as their quest for justice continues.Unique Perspective! NOTHING CAN HURT YOU seems to be billed as a literary thriller (in fact, Vogue called it “GONE GIRL for the new decade”), but I don’t really agree with that assessment. A very different kind of read. Blake will be proven to have been temporarily insane at the time of the crime and therefore he was not sentenced to prison time. The different voices just kinda flowed into another Happy release day! NOTHING CAN HURT YOU gives readers quick glimpses into those lives over a period of many years, arranged non-consecutively by Goldberg.
Each chapter is written in the voice of someone who knew the deceased victim. Sign Up Now! NOTHING CAN HURT YOU is a strange, alluring gem of a novel—the title of which is taken from one of my all-time favorite Louise Gluck quotes! Start by marking “Nothing Can Hurt You” as Want to Read: Welcome back. "Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. To me, it’s a beautiful and haunting character study of people grappling with inexplicable violence. Nothing Can Hurt You is often roguishly funny. There must be a certain threshold of bad things that did in fact reflect on your character. Ultimately he is found not guilty as he was high on drugs and alcohol, his plea of temporary insanity leaving more questions than not.Inspired by a true story, this is the tale of a young college student, Sara Morgan, who was murdered by her boyfriend, Blake Campbell. I'm not even sure if the location (upsate NY) and year (1997) in this book is a clue as to the real crime the book was based on. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. “Nicola Maye Goldberg's novel Nothing Can Hurt You takes a prismatic approach to a murder, and to the harsh reality of violence against women. ” ― Mary Caponegro, author of ALL FALL DOWN Those closest to it? It states right in the beginning. Welcome back. The book shows how the murder affected those who knew her, knew her boyfriend who killed her, and those in the community ranging from the woman who found her body to the journalist who senses a connection between her murder and a local convicted serial killer.This novel centres around the murder of Sara Morgan in 1997 by her boyfriend Blake Campbell during a schizophrenic episode.
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