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A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall
1.0
(ALL JOKES HERE, Y'ALL; please don't think too much of it)
On January 6th, 2021, I thought I had witnessed peak white privilege when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol with minimal resistance and consequence.
But then I read this book.
Nothing is whiter (and more bland) than this shit right here. Not even a polar bear eating mayo-slathered wonder bread in a blizzard.
I suppose the main female love interest, Azalea Fong, was supposed to add a little ~ spice ~ by being Asian, but just like the North Thurston Public Schools in Washington, I only see her as white.
Oh, and also, as a means/therapist for the main male love interest, (dude I literally forgot his name, Ryan?) GABE , to cure his "trauma," which reeks of more internalized ableism than Sia's movie, Music.
The problem is that since the author is trying to incorporate so many POVs, she has to justify why so many people (and a bench and a squirrel) are interested in the most vanilla couple created since vanilla extract and vanilla bean, the pick-me-girl energy made me think I was in an early 2000s high school. And the abhorrent slut-shaming made me wonder if I was actually reading a Mary Sue parody fanfiction.
Every single character in this book had the exact same voice. Because also, guess what! Adding exclamation points! Does not! Change how a person speaks! If you all! Speak with the same condescending tone! ^_^
Absolutely no personality from any character. A one-day old newborn baby has more personality than the entire book combined.
Actually, a fetus has more personality because at least it causes controversy.
Since this is the first book I read this year, I can only say: 2021 can only go up from here, right?
On January 6th, 2021, I thought I had witnessed peak white privilege when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol with minimal resistance and consequence.
But then I read this book.
Nothing is whiter (and more bland) than this shit right here. Not even a polar bear eating mayo-slathered wonder bread in a blizzard.
I suppose the main female love interest, Azalea Fong, was supposed to add a little ~ spice ~ by being Asian, but just like the North Thurston Public Schools in Washington, I only see her as white.
Oh, and also, as a means/therapist for the main male love interest, (dude I literally forgot his name, Ryan?) GABE , to cure his "trauma," which reeks of more internalized ableism than Sia's movie, Music.
The problem is that since the author is trying to incorporate so many POVs, she has to justify why so many people (and a bench and a squirrel) are interested in the most vanilla couple created since vanilla extract and vanilla bean, the pick-me-girl energy made me think I was in an early 2000s high school. And the abhorrent slut-shaming made me wonder if I was actually reading a Mary Sue parody fanfiction.
Every single character in this book had the exact same voice. Because also, guess what! Adding exclamation points! Does not! Change how a person speaks! If you all! Speak with the same condescending tone! ^_^
Absolutely no personality from any character. A one-day old newborn baby has more personality than the entire book combined.
Actually, a fetus has more personality because at least it causes controversy.
Since this is the first book I read this year, I can only say: 2021 can only go up from here, right?