Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block

3 reviews

starswirlsheart's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ok this book was so offensive??? but it was camp 😭😭😭 like if this was written now....yeah no.....but it's age reasons with me. this is rock n roll

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nitya's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Read for MLIS elective

Some of this was nice (found family!) and some things did NOT age well (certain character names, the cultural appropriation). I liked the fabulism aspects though!

And as a non Californian the LA references were wasted on me, hah. 

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al3xa's review

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reflective fast-paced

5.0


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