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A review by melhara
This Is How We Fly by Anna Meriano
2.0
1.5/5
Quidditch
Expectation:
vs.
Reality:
This is mainly a book about Quidditch (real-world Quidditch, that is). Ellen Lopez-Rourke was grounded for her rude behaviour and interactions with her stepmother. Which means she's banned from going out all summer. But her dad agreed that the only activity she be allowed to participate in that summer was Quidditch practice (because physical activity is important).
This was a good book to learn about how Quidditch is played in real life, and about the real-world Quidditch community.
Unfortunately, I wasn't a fan of the story or the characters. In fact, I really didn't like Ellen. Her whole "I'm-more-woke-than-you-are-therefore-I'm-better-than-you" attitude was disconcerting. She's very passionate about pretty much every cause out there - feminism, racism, homophobia, environmental issues, etc. and calls everyone out (especially her family) on every little thing. Don't get me wrong, it's good to be passionate about a cause and to call people for being racist or sexist or homophobic... but people who are constantly trying to force their own views on others, who refuses to listen to other opinions, and who is constantly whining about the injustices in society, are so annoying.
For the most part, it felt like there were too many social issues that were crammed into this book for discussion. One second, Ellen is explaining how veganism can help save the planet, the next moment she's having a sexuality identity crisis, but oh wait! let's also toss in racial identity crisis into the mix as well. And let's not forget about feminism and sexism as well, because those are also important topics that should be briefly discussed but not explored in depth
Quidditch
Expectation:
vs.
Reality:
This is mainly a book about Quidditch (real-world Quidditch, that is). Ellen Lopez-Rourke was grounded for her rude behaviour and interactions with her stepmother. Which means she's banned from going out all summer. But her dad agreed that the only activity she be allowed to participate in that summer was Quidditch practice (because physical activity is important).
This was a good book to learn about how Quidditch is played in real life, and about the real-world Quidditch community.
Unfortunately, I wasn't a fan of the story or the characters. In fact, I really didn't like Ellen. Her whole "I'm-more-woke-than-you-are-therefore-I'm-better-than-you" attitude was disconcerting. She's very passionate about pretty much every cause out there - feminism, racism, homophobia, environmental issues, etc. and calls everyone out (especially her family) on every little thing. Don't get me wrong, it's good to be passionate about a cause and to call people for being racist or sexist or homophobic... but people who are constantly trying to force their own views on others, who refuses to listen to other opinions, and who is constantly whining about the injustices in society, are so annoying.
For the most part, it felt like there were too many social issues that were crammed into this book for discussion. One second, Ellen is explaining how veganism can help save the planet, the next moment she's having a sexuality identity crisis, but oh wait! let's also toss in racial identity crisis into the mix as well. And let's not forget about feminism and sexism as well, because those are also important topics that should be briefly discussed but not explored in depth