A review by wildflowerz76
A Shot at Normal by Marisa Reichardt
4.0
Juniper is your average 16 year old girl. If the average girl was home-schooled, living a 100% organic life, free of plastics, sugar, cell phones, and tv. Oh, and, of course, no vaccines. But when Juniper gets the measles and ends up passing it along, with some terrible consequences, she decides that something has to change. She's going to sue her parents.
I've, luckily, only really read about anti-vaxers. If I know any in real life, they aren't vocal. I found the parents in this book to be ridiculous and completely selfish. They say they just care about their kids, but they really only care about their own stubborn beliefs. The irony is thick because they try and teach their kids to think for themselves. I can even maybe understand that they think they're doing the right thing for their kids, but it would seem like body autonomy would also be something they would teach their kids. But at the first sign of disagreement, they shit down and start acting like toddlers. This book was good, but extremely frustrating.
I've, luckily, only really read about anti-vaxers. If I know any in real life, they aren't vocal. I found the parents in this book to be ridiculous and completely selfish. They say they just care about their kids, but they really only care about their own stubborn beliefs. The irony is thick because they try and teach their kids to think for themselves. I can even maybe understand that they think they're doing the right thing for their kids, but it would seem like body autonomy would also be something they would teach their kids. But at the first sign of disagreement, they shit down and start acting like toddlers. This book was good, but extremely frustrating.