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A review by breesays
If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann
4.0
While this was not a page-turner or the kind of book that had brilliantly crafted sentences that stunned you into awed silence, it has SO many things other books (or media in general?) does not.
1. A fat main character who did not care to lose weight, or have self esteem issues
2. A QPR - not without it's issues, but still
3. Polyamory - a soon-to-be college student who didn't necessarily identify as such but who knew she could be in a relationship with more than one person
Does this belong on GoodReads? Yes, perhaps. That said, it wasn't easy to get into. Winnie is not a super likeable character (but also she wouldn't care that I said that) and it takes awhile for you to get the gist of allllll the relationships she has - family and friends. But this work of fiction is important for the sheer amount of representation that is not so easily stumbled upon. I can't even fully express how much that means to me, but when I get around to articulating it, I will write my own book. Thank you, Claire Kann.
1. A fat main character who did not care to lose weight, or have self esteem issues
2. A QPR - not without it's issues, but still
3. Polyamory - a soon-to-be college student who didn't necessarily identify as such but who knew she could be in a relationship with more than one person
Does this belong on GoodReads? Yes, perhaps. That said, it wasn't easy to get into. Winnie is not a super likeable character (but also she wouldn't care that I said that) and it takes awhile for you to get the gist of allllll the relationships she has - family and friends. But this work of fiction is important for the sheer amount of representation that is not so easily stumbled upon. I can't even fully express how much that means to me, but when I get around to articulating it, I will write my own book. Thank you, Claire Kann.