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The Stonewall Riots: Making a Stand for LGBTQ Rights by Archie Bongiovanni

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shea_proulx's review

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informative fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

lostinausten's review

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informative fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

A history of the Stonewall Riots along with the fight for LGBTQ rights.

This is by the far the worst book in this series. I felt like I got nothing from it. The whole time traveling with a bird was such a bizarre choice on how to tell the story. I thought this would be more moving and emotional, but it just comes off like a very quick, boring history lesson. There should have been more details on the people participating in the Riots and the movement. I wanted to know their stories and struggles. Even the section talking about the AIDS epidemic just gave random facts with no heart.

Overall, a really disappointing, bland story about an important moment and movement in time.

nmfolkman's review against another edition

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informative

3.0

I was disappointed in this book. I love this series and was excited to see this topic covered. It, however, is way to heavy on exposition and lessons. It doesn't let the event speak for itself. I do enjoy the cast of characters and appreciate the variety of representations we see in the book.