A review by jconfess
We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride, Jo Piazza
4.0
3.5 rounded up. - What broke my heart and haunted me throughout this whole book was Justin thinking he would not get to wear the polo he saved for. It’s so pure. So relatable. So sad.
Neither Riley or Jen are perfect in this because none of us are. However, Jen disappointed me for not realizing the impact this tragedy would have on Riley. This is not all on Riley for not telling her. Jen has eyes. She has ears. She should be aware of the world around her. If she truly nearly lived at Riley’s house, she should have been even more attuned. It was self centered of her to blindly ignore it for their entire friendship.
Riley disappointed me for not telling her boss about her relationship with Jen. While I understand the lifelong drive to achieve a goal, it was wrong for her to interview Justin’s mother. Someone else should have handled the story.
I would recommend this to white women because fiction impacts us more than non-fiction. By reading about others lives, we relate and empathize. It be would my hope that this book opens their eyes to issues they may have been blind to.
Neither Riley or Jen are perfect in this because none of us are. However, Jen disappointed me for not realizing the impact this tragedy would have on Riley. This is not all on Riley for not telling her. Jen has eyes. She has ears. She should be aware of the world around her. If she truly nearly lived at Riley’s house, she should have been even more attuned. It was self centered of her to blindly ignore it for their entire friendship.
Riley disappointed me for not telling her boss about her relationship with Jen. While I understand the lifelong drive to achieve a goal, it was wrong for her to interview Justin’s mother. Someone else should have handled the story.
I would recommend this to white women because fiction impacts us more than non-fiction. By reading about others lives, we relate and empathize. It be would my hope that this book opens their eyes to issues they may have been blind to.