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A review by kelseylian
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I loved the character of Flavia de Luce… but also this is a profoundly colonial book with some fairly blatant racism in it (yellow face) and that feels like a bummer for something written in 2007
Graphic: Racism and Cultural appropriation
White boys at a boarding school do a magic show in yellowface and fake accents