Michael Gouker reviewed The Last Closet by Moira Greyland
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2 stars
A long, horribly sad account of child molestation and its aftermath. The scenes are described from the tortured perspective of the victim, then a little girl, Moira Greyland. The references to Avalon indicate one of the villains, a sff author who peaked in her craft in the 1960s and 1970s, a period of experimentation and questioning why our society makes its choices, all of which are valid questions to ask. What is not permitted, however, among any civil society, is to advocate victimization of children, who have no agency or ability to give consent, because dammit, they are not adults. So, it's sick and horrible, and yes, I too, believe Moira. I believe she believes her story too.
The only issues I have with the book (and they are both killers, two stars each, in fact) is that first the language is often homophobic. It spreads misinformation about homosexual people, …
A long, horribly sad account of child molestation and its aftermath. The scenes are described from the tortured perspective of the victim, then a little girl, Moira Greyland. The references to Avalon indicate one of the villains, a sff author who peaked in her craft in the 1960s and 1970s, a period of experimentation and questioning why our society makes its choices, all of which are valid questions to ask. What is not permitted, however, among any civil society, is to advocate victimization of children, who have no agency or ability to give consent, because dammit, they are not adults. So, it's sick and horrible, and yes, I too, believe Moira. I believe she believes her story too.
The only issues I have with the book (and they are both killers, two stars each, in fact) is that first the language is often homophobic. It spreads misinformation about homosexual people, generalizing the behavior of some criminals (her parents) to an entire subset of humanity. That's completely wrong. Also, getting puppie Vox Day to edit and write an introduction drains the story of all credibility. I find myself believing Moira, but with Day involved now I wonder... Vox Day is an issue that bleeds the book dry of truth. Too bad. What were you thinking?