RaveThe Daily Beast... a stunning account of harm done and dismissed ... while DeRogatis is uniquely qualified to lay out the case against R. Kelly in its entirety, he’s determined throughout the book to center the women and girls who have shared their stories with him ... Along with this need to do right by the survivors, DeRogatis takes seriously the responsibility of assigning blame where it is necessary, calling out the societal apathy and systemic failures that allowed R. Kelly to evade consequences for decades ... In the end, Soulless’s case against complicity is perhaps its most damning, as DeRogatis’ detailed account of the allegations against R. Kelly contains moments where R. Kelly might have been held accountable ... brings a good deal of new information to the table ... offers a wealth of important trial context for the many readers who are likely confounded as to how the R&B star was eventually acquitted ... there are other haunting themes that DeRogatis masterfully illuminates.
