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challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I think this one could have stayed in the drafts or made for a short story, albeit with a different ending?
I struggle with anyone gatekeeping activism, and that’s what the main character -Jasmyn- of this book does. However, that does not mean I co-sign her deserving the ending.
I fully recognize this is meant to be darker satire, but I do think this reads as trying to teach white people or even non-Black people. I agree with the sentiments, I just struggle with the execution of this particular novel.
I struggle with anyone gatekeeping activism, and that’s what the main character -Jasmyn- of this book does. However, that does not mean I co-sign her deserving the ending.
I fully recognize this is meant to be darker satire, but I do think this reads as trying to teach white people or even non-Black people. I agree with the sentiments, I just struggle with the execution of this particular novel.
Graphic: Classism, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Racism, Police brutality, Confinement, and Toxic relationship
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