Author Julia Dahl has written a timely novel focusing on wealth and privilege and the repercussions that can come from people of that socioeconomic status feeling above it all. Being well-known and rich does not provide protection from being the victim of a crime, and it also does not mean you can get away with doing anything and everything you want… or does it?
When NYU freshman and social media it-girl Claudia Castro wakes up in her dorm room over Spring Break, it is clear something is very wrong. What is much less clear is what exactly happened the night before. She is bruised and bloody, but has no memory of most of her evening out. While she slowly starts to piece together the events that may or may not have occurred, she begins to rely on another student in her dorm that has also stayed on at school over the break Trevor is a kid from Ohio with a past he is trying to move beyond, and he is soon swept up in Claudia’s life and his developing feelings for her. As it becomes clear what happened to Claudia during her missing hours, Trevor goes down a path he thought he would not travel, especially for a girl he barely knows.
Told in alternating points of view, The Missing Hours explores rape culture among the elite, and how resources and status can make people feel they are above the law, while exacerbating the reluctance of a victim to come forward. It is a fast-paced and well written tale of how that privilege can also make people feel comfortable taking the law, or whatever they define as retribution, into their own hands without considering the consequences.
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