Lori
This book reads as a young adult, and I was really not expecting that. With such complex issues I thought it would be a great book to bring up social and racial discussions like the description lead me to believe. Instead, the main character has no growth and handles everything and a petulant way. Many of the books main issues are swept under the rug and are now ok.
The one gay character in the book comes out at the end of the book where their bigoted family just accepts them. This could have been done better instead of just dumping it on us at the end not doing justice to any gay reader. This moment felt like a check box.
This book reads as a young adult, and I was really not expecting that. With such complex issues I thought it would be a great book to bring up social and racial discussions like the description lead me to believe. Instead, the main character has no growth and handles everything and a petulant way. Many of the books main issues are swept under the rug and are now ok.
The one gay character in the book comes out at the end of the book where their bigoted family just accepts them. This could have been done better instead of just dumping it on us at the end not doing justice to any gay reader. This moment felt like a check box.