Trafficked
“Page 100; "Trafficked" is a story of British girl, Sophie Hayes, by the British girl herself. In the opening chapters, the author introduces us to the main characters and a few members of her messed up family. A father who resents the children he calls mistakes, a mother who is physically and...”
“Page 100; "Trafficked" is a story of British girl, Sophie Hayes, by the British girl herself. In the opening chapters, the author introduces us to the main characters and a few members of her messed up family. A father who resents the children he calls mistakes, a mother who is physically and verbally abused by her husband, and a daughter who with all this hatred, feels like she will never be able to know what it is to depend on and love someone. So far, from the parts I've reached, I can see that this story might have depressing turns. She is forced to sell her body in order to prove to Kas that she loves him. Sophie has a different way of writing than most. Most books I've read were written by American authors. Being a British author, it is very different: spelling wise and diction, as well. It is not too interesting so far but I predict a very enjoyable ride.
2nd comment: p245 - The story is at its peak at this point in the novel. Thinking she can trust her so-called 'best friend' Kas, Sophie goes to stay with him for a few days in Italy where he betrays her and shows the real side of him and his real motives for her. Trying to pay for his mistakes and his debt, he puts her up to a job that requires her to sell her body to mysterious and different drug-dealing men in order to get an adequate amount of money for Kas to repay his debts. She finally has the chance to contact her mother after she has been hospitalized. In the beginning, I predicted that it would become more interesting. That is somewhat true, as the plot has become increasingly intense, but at the same time it is rather disturbing - as it would be for anyone who is not comfortable hearing about this. But, I do think it is a good personal story of a British girl - I feel like this book tells a story of truth, a sad truth, that is in our world.
Final Review:
Although I didn't LOVE this book, it had its moments and events. This story is the author's personal story. The title of the novel gives it away, for the most part. This novel is about the tragic events that led to Sophie being bought and sold through sex trafficking. The opening chapters of the book are the introductory chapters - introducing the broken pieces of her family: a father who resents the children he calls mistakes, a mother who is physically and verbally abused by her husband, and Sophie: the daughter who feels like she will never be able to know what it is to love and depend on a man. Throughout the course of the novel, she meets a few men and only really loves one. Erion seems perfect for her, except that he is an illegal immigrant (Albanian) and is soon busted and has to go back to Albania. Torn between her life and the possibility of a new life with Erion in Albania, she decides to stay with her life and with her so-called best friend, Kas. Readers, including myself, would never have thought that Kas would've had an ulterior motive for the purpose of getting to know Sophie. Feeling extremely comfortable with him, she decides to escape her everyday life by going on a vacation with Kas - to Italy. That is where hell is unleashed on Sophie and where everything turns around and burns to the ground. The person she thought she loved and thought loved her turns to the person he really is. He unveils his plans for her - prostitution - as a means of helping him pay back some debt that is troubling him. I was actually shocked as I was reading this book. It was hard for me to read this novel, as I mentioned, because of the language used: sometimes vulgar, and sometimes very painful and disturbing to imagine. This wasn't a horrible read: rather a hard one. At the same time, however, it was very eyeopening - eyeopening to a sad truth that plagues our world. Coming from the experiences and words of a victim herself, it makes it very real and believable. Although I wish it wasn't believable, unfortunately it is an apparent problem in this world. Personally, I can't handle such dramatic and disgusting stories, some people might. Something good came out of reading this. I learned a valuable lesson about life: even though this woman was sexually abused and harassed, she lived on through her hardships and tried to make the best of her life after a tragedy. That taught me to appreciate how good life is, no matter how bad things can get (there is always worse). ”
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