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A review by marissaevonne
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
4.0
I forgot how comforting this book was a teen. The author does a great job of capturing the feelings of a fifteen year old.
I gave this book four stars for a few reasons. One, I think there could’ve been more attention paid to Virginia self harming herself. It continued to escalate over and over again until she spoke with Dr. Love. I find it hard to believe a simple conversation makes someone stop self harming just like that. Secondly, I would have loved to have the Black and POC characters fleshed out more. Also, what happened to Brie? There should have been some update. I honestly expected Virginia to check in on her. She shouldn’t have excused her fatphobic comment, but I thought we were going to receive an update besides the fact that she was dethroned. Lastly, I think Byron’s date rape situation should have been more realistic. To be honest, I have rarely encountered situations in which the individual who is accused of rape or assault faces actual consequences. Typically, it’s swept under the rug, colleges don’t dole out punishments, and the woman is rarely believed.
I gave this book four stars for a few reasons. One, I think there could’ve been more attention paid to Virginia self harming herself. It continued to escalate over and over again until she spoke with Dr. Love. I find it hard to believe a simple conversation makes someone stop self harming just like that. Secondly, I would have loved to have the Black and POC characters fleshed out more. Also, what happened to Brie? There should have been some update. I honestly expected Virginia to check in on her. She shouldn’t have excused her fatphobic comment, but I thought we were going to receive an update besides the fact that she was dethroned. Lastly, I think Byron’s date rape situation should have been more realistic. To be honest, I have rarely encountered situations in which the individual who is accused of rape or assault faces actual consequences. Typically, it’s swept under the rug, colleges don’t dole out punishments, and the woman is rarely believed.