Last Woman Standing by Amy GentryMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
LAST WOMAN STANDING by Amy Gentry is her second novel, a very edgy, very contemporary psychological thriller, totally apropos to today's exposure of the rape culture. Ms. Gentry deeply examines her characters, and in this novel, contemporary society and culture is also a character in itself. Dana Diaz is a stand-up comic who hopes to "make it to the big time," but carries a tremendous amount of baggage. As a female comic, she is often overlooked or heckled. As a female, she has suffered. Back in Austin after a failed stint in L.A. during which a male asserted his "prerogative," causing her post-traumatic stress and fear of expressing or asserting herself, Dana encounters another woman with issues, Amanda. As their budding friendship stutters along, with Dana holding tightly to her "secrets," which involve molestation and rape, Amanda begins to reveal her agenda. Sounding good on the surface, as striking a blow against contemporary rape culture, Amanda's ideas soon prove to be both dangerous and also illegal; and Dana comes to discover that she also has a dark side, just like the men who have abused women.
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