The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
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emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Nonfiction books, even graphic novels, don’t always catch me fully but I sat and read this beginning to end with very few breaks of distraction. I identified with Sarah’s feelings of being left out and feeling crazy and inhuman compared with your peers. I cannot fully comprehend the struggle of being non-white with white parents in a racist small town, but I felt for them as they grew into a teenage. I envy the way they let their interests be big and obvious!
Ironically, I was mocked for liking anime in middle school too. I hid this interest so deeply that I didn’t talk about it publicly again until I graduated college and the world (including my own private world) became more accepting. I’m even jealous of today’s teens growing up in an age where anime and manga are massively popular. When I was bullied for my interests, I shut them down and hid them away. Sarah’s ability to cosplay boldly was brave as heck.
This was a great read from a perspective I’m not familiar with. I encourage anyone who’s ever felt different or “Othered” by society to read this!
Ironically, I was mocked for liking anime in middle school too. I hid this interest so deeply that I didn’t talk about it publicly again until I graduated college and the world (including my own private world) became more accepting. I’m even jealous of today’s teens growing up in an age where anime and manga are massively popular. When I was bullied for my interests, I shut them down and hid them away. Sarah’s ability to cosplay boldly was brave as heck.
This was a great read from a perspective I’m not familiar with. I encourage anyone who’s ever felt different or “Othered” by society to read this!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Bullying, Dysphoria, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Transphobia, Cancer, Abandonment, Ableism, Body shaming, Homophobia, and Sexism
Minor: Body horror, Mental illness, and Sexual harassment
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