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t_higgsreviews's review against another edition
No couldn't finish this as it was really offensive. I don't take offence often but this just overused the offensive things way past the point of keeping it historically accurate.
The story of this book (which was published in 2018) takes place in the 80s but it's being told to us by the main character who is now in the present rather than in the time period it took place in.
The main character used racist, fatphobic, sexist and ablest language so much in the first half of the book that it detracted from the story.
The main character (who was not disabled in any way) said he was "retarded" then later said he had Tourette's Syndrome and "backed" this up by swearing at more people to avoid leaving his dog outside a shop.
This completely unnecessary use of "spastic" was the start of the last straw for me
"As I struggled out of the sheets she continued to poke and prod at me, just for the hell of it, so that I got up in a funny spastic dance."
After that I read a little further but realised that I could no longer focus on the story.
The story of this book (which was published in 2018) takes place in the 80s but it's being told to us by the main character who is now in the present rather than in the time period it took place in.
The main character used racist, fatphobic, sexist and ablest language so much in the first half of the book that it detracted from the story.
This completely unnecessary use of "spastic" was the start of the last straw for me
After that I read a little further but realised that I could no longer focus on the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, Ableism, Sexism, Racism, and Racial slurs
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