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A review by thepetitepunk
Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu
4.0
I’ve been seeing this book at stores for quite a few years now, but finally picked it up because I saw Netflix made a movie adaption.
The best part of Moxie was definitely it’s themes. This is an empowering feminist book that covers quite a vast amount of social issues; even if some topics are only briefly discussed, I was still impressed with how much was put into this book. I also loved the inspiration from the Riot Grrrl movement—and the criticisms of the movement not always being entirely inclusive was such a great touch.
My only complaint was that at some points the book was a tiiiiiny bit boring and it therefore took me a bit longer than usual to finish, but overall I was impressed! The end of the book was pretty strong too and there were a couple scenes that definitely made me tear up. I would recommend this to anyone who likes contemporary YA books that have serious themes but aren’t completely doom and gloom and unbearably heavy.
[side note: throwback to the time where I had the opportunity to see the reunion of Bikini Kill at a festival but then got too tired and went home early. many regrets.]
The best part of Moxie was definitely it’s themes. This is an empowering feminist book that covers quite a vast amount of social issues; even if some topics are only briefly discussed, I was still impressed with how much was put into this book. I also loved the inspiration from the Riot Grrrl movement—and the criticisms of the movement not always being entirely inclusive was such a great touch.
My only complaint was that at some points the book was a tiiiiiny bit boring and it therefore took me a bit longer than usual to finish, but overall I was impressed! The end of the book was pretty strong too and there were a couple scenes that definitely made me tear up. I would recommend this to anyone who likes contemporary YA books that have serious themes but aren’t completely doom and gloom and unbearably heavy.
[side note: throwback to the time where I had the opportunity to see the reunion of Bikini Kill at a festival but then got too tired and went home early. many regrets.]