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informative
fast-paced
2.5
I ready liked some aspects of this book. I've not read a lot of young adult non-fiction and I found it very engaging. I think it tells a very important story about both sides of the crime and how it affected everyone involved and how unfair the US justice system is.
However, I do think this could really use an update. There are various points where I found the language used outdated and uncomfortable. Also while focusing on an agender teen, it felt like this book fell into its own binary of man and woman, and other. There was very little space in this book for the gender spectrum.
There were also a few descriptions of people that seemed unnecessary and made me feel kind of uncomfortable.
However, I do think this could really use an update. There are various points where I found the language used outdated and uncomfortable. Also while focusing on an agender teen, it felt like this book fell into its own binary of man and woman, and other. There was very little space in this book for the gender spectrum.
There were also a few descriptions of people that seemed unnecessary and made me feel kind of uncomfortable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, and Murder
Minor: Fatphobia and Rape