A review by mirabookz
The Degenerates by J. Albert Mann

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Anyone who has ever felt different, frustrated by rejection and isolation, will connect strongly with this novel. J. Albert Mann made this even more true by including historically accurate depictions of what it meant to be different when different meant wrong, criminal, dangerous. Still today, it can be. As we grow in many ways, we are stunted or reduced in others. I cried a lot. My heart swelled with the beauty and power of the young girls I could see myself in. We all could be degenerates depending on who is in charge, who has the power. That is something we should not forget.