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michaelion's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Fine. Quite boring sometimes. DIdn't grab my attention and when it did it didn't hold it for long, but I don't dislike the book. The title isn't very accurate, so I consider it misleading. The word angst would've been better, that's more truthful to the stillness / feeling of being lost teens and young adults feel.
I really don't like white authors, but they take up the majority of... well, everything, so if I come across a book with an interesting premise or cover or title I don't mind reading it, just for the sake of experiencing a new book that interested me. But white people really live in and experience an entirely different world. Only a white kid could be this annoying because he doesn't know what to do with his life, because he doesn't know how to find purpose.Only a white kid, a white boy specifically, could harass a man of color, a coworker, of whom his mother is his coworker's boss!!!, and he doesn't even suffer proper repercussions! I'd hardly argue he goes through any character growth, not that he has to, but at least be on the trajectory.
Lastly, do white people really talk like that? Like, not only with his therapist, but with his family too? At home??? I know teens don't talk like that for real, but I've read enough other white authors that it's becoming concerning. Do they not have other normal conversations with people? Even though this book was published over 10 years ago, how does this keep passing as how real people speak? No way. It can't be.
I really don't like white authors, but they take up the majority of... well, everything, so if I come across a book with an interesting premise or cover or title I don't mind reading it, just for the sake of experiencing a new book that interested me. But white people really live in and experience an entirely different world. Only a white kid could be this annoying because he doesn't know what to do with his life, because he doesn't know how to find purpose.
Lastly, do white people really talk like that? Like, not only with his therapist, but with his family too? At home??? I know teens don't talk like that for real, but I've read enough other white authors that it's becoming concerning. Do they not have other normal conversations with people? Even though this book was published over 10 years ago, how does this keep passing as how real people speak? No way. It can't be.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Racism and Stalking
Minor: Blood, Death of parent, War, and Fatphobia
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