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A review by brogan7
My Riot by Rick Spears
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
3.0
The art in this book is beautiful...the expressions, the body language, the overall look of it.
On the more down-side, I felt I was looking for content in this book...what are the young women angry about? What are they articulating as counter-culture? I think young punk rocker women in the 90s had lots to say, and I wanted a reflection of that in this piece of fiction.
It also disappointed me that the girls were portrayed as essentially without talent...it was about screaming/acting out/daring to perform without enough practice....but I wanted them to be a force to be reckoned with, just as talented, accomplished and rehearsed as the boys.
Ok final point: I was disappointed that the friendship between the girls was not developed...they spent so much time on the love interests and really didn't develop the personalities of the girls.
On the more down-side, I felt I was looking for content in this book...what are the young women angry about? What are they articulating as counter-culture? I think young punk rocker women in the 90s had lots to say, and I wanted a reflection of that in this piece of fiction.
It also disappointed me that the girls were portrayed as essentially without talent...it was about screaming/acting out/daring to perform without enough practice....but I wanted them to be a force to be reckoned with, just as talented, accomplished and rehearsed as the boys.
Ok final point: I was disappointed that the friendship between the girls was not developed...they spent so much time on the love interests and really didn't develop the personalities of the girls.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Body shaming