melikeread's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
this book is so bad
they really tried to address so many different social issues in one book (a good goal), but managed to address each one so poorly that it totally defeats the point. instead of pushing against stereotypes, as I assume was the goal, it reinforced them. next time try less hard with the buzzword bingo and maybe the representation will actually be respectful and accurate.
for example, if being gay is so much not an issue, you shouldn’t have to mention its non-issue status. also, there are other kinds of hispanic/latino/a/e besides Mexican.
i’m sure this was very well intentioned but it squarely missed the mark and i’m very disappointed. one of my least favorite books of all time.
they really tried to address so many different social issues in one book (a good goal), but managed to address each one so poorly that it totally defeats the point. instead of pushing against stereotypes, as I assume was the goal, it reinforced them. next time try less hard with the buzzword bingo and maybe the representation will actually be respectful and accurate.
for example, if being gay is so much not an issue, you shouldn’t have to mention its non-issue status. also, there are other kinds of hispanic/latino/a/e besides Mexican.
i’m sure this was very well intentioned but it squarely missed the mark and i’m very disappointed. one of my least favorite books of all time.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Xenophobia
it’s just soo bad…
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