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A review by overlookingcovers
I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones, Gilly Segal
4.0
TW: Racism, Violence
This story begins at a football game, where things quickly turn south after slurs are shouted. From two alternating POVs, we hear from Lena and Campbell. I really enjoyed this book, and the audiobook was phenomenal. The two narrators added to this story with their expressions and emotions. They brought this story to life.
This book shows the reader how ingrained racism is in our daily lives. Campbell doesn’t see herself a racist, though her thoughts are surely ignorant at the least. Lena, unfortunately, has to deal with this as they try to stay alive through a city ravaged with violence. And we see it more when people automatically assume Lena is a part of the riots due to the color of her skin. It was frustrating to hear such accusations, and it really made me reevaluate my privilege as a white woman that I have never had to deal with unwarranted accusations.
Both characters demonstrated tremendous character growth, and I hope they can continue to explore and grow their sudden friendship.
This story begins at a football game, where things quickly turn south after slurs are shouted. From two alternating POVs, we hear from Lena and Campbell. I really enjoyed this book, and the audiobook was phenomenal. The two narrators added to this story with their expressions and emotions. They brought this story to life.
This book shows the reader how ingrained racism is in our daily lives. Campbell doesn’t see herself a racist, though her thoughts are surely ignorant at the least. Lena, unfortunately, has to deal with this as they try to stay alive through a city ravaged with violence. And we see it more when people automatically assume Lena is a part of the riots due to the color of her skin. It was frustrating to hear such accusations, and it really made me reevaluate my privilege as a white woman that I have never had to deal with unwarranted accusations.
Both characters demonstrated tremendous character growth, and I hope they can continue to explore and grow their sudden friendship.