I'm at 25% but I recommend knowing a bit about the authors intent before coming into the book. It makes it feel less pointless and you see how its not for entertainment but its trying to be thought provoking. The cues are a bit too subtle to really excite the story.

GEMINI AI GENERATED ​The Spectacle of Female Suffering: Adelmann draws a direct parallel between ancient folklore (which cautioned and punished women) and modern media (true-crime podcasts, tabloids, reality TV) that profits off women's trauma while consuming it as entertainment.
​Complicity of the Audience: The framing device of the support group reveals that the leader—and by extension, the reader/viewer—often acts as a consumer of these horrific stories, raising questions about society's appetite for tragic tales.