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A review by ginnikin
Skinned by Robin Wasserman
3.0
Interesting, imperfect, possibly incomplete, but still good. It explored issues of identity and consent and reality. I'm not sure if it didn't explore them as fully as I would like, or if it's simply that because I was knitting as I listened, I didn't give it enough attention to get everything packed into it.
Lia's a difficult protagonist. She has these baby steps of progress but then regresses. Still, the narrative voice is engaging. (Also, the reading is quite good.)
I don't know if this was intended to be the start of a series. Because I'm biased against series, I hope not.
Also, I was miffed about the character of Lia's mother. What was the point of her being so weak and so poorly treated by her family? There wasn't one, and I disapprove of that. It feeds bad stereotypes. In fact, neither Lia's nor Auden's mother did so good by her kid.
Lia's a difficult protagonist. She has these baby steps of progress but then regresses. Still, the narrative voice is engaging. (Also, the reading is quite good.)
I don't know if this was intended to be the start of a series. Because I'm biased against series, I hope not.
Also, I was miffed about the character of Lia's mother. What was the point of her being so weak and so poorly treated by her family? There wasn't one, and I disapprove of that. It feeds bad stereotypes. In fact, neither Lia's nor Auden's mother did so good by her kid.