A review by cass_lit
Scattered All Over the Earth by Yōko Tawada

2.75

I’m torn because I really, truly loved the plot and this story. The commentary on globalization and language was fascinating. However, the continuous, blatant transphobia and racist remarks throughout the book really ruined it for me. The racism was somewhat related to the themes of the book (still wasn’t necessary), but the transphobia was pointless and brought up so much that I can’t help but think it was an intentional topic of the author’s. Why give us ONE (early) pov of Akash’s making clear she’s a trans woman just to then misgender her and make comments on her appearance for the rest of the book? I would love to continue with the series and the characters, but I won’t be because I’m so turned off.  
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