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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
“The portion of a culture that takes and takes and takes from girls, all the while refusing to recognize them as whole people.”
“This is what it is to love a place..You have to want it to be better.”
“This is what it is to love a place..You have to want it to be better.”
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault
Wow. So many characters at an all-girls school to keep up with. Very well done.
“All Girls” by Emily Layden covers the lives of the girls at Atwater, a private high school, in the aftermath of a revealed old sex scandal. As the girls try to navigate the confusion of relationships, classes, and future college plans, someone on campus is sending a message to the administration and the board “we know what you covered up.”
This book covers a lot of sexual harassment topics over a wide range of characters. It was interesting as the book proceeded to see the variety of misconduct that each girl had experienced, from little things like notes from a teacher to larger things like a relationship gone too far. The result makes the school feel almost not protective of its students, which likely wasn’t the intent. I can see the connections the author was making, but the ending didn’t really seal the book for me.
I liked that the book covered a wide range of ages and experiences, but the new voice for each chapter was a little jarring. To go from one naive character to another dark character to a different character was a lot to process and each switch felt like the beginning of a new novel. In theory, I liked it, but it might have been a little much to never land on the same character twice.
In the end, I wanted a little more from this book. It was good, but overall it just lacked something for me. The scandal is dealt with kind of, but the way the school failed its students over and over again left something to be desired. Maybe it’s just me craving a happy ending rather than a real life ending. I gave it 3 stars.
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!
This book covers a lot of sexual harassment topics over a wide range of characters. It was interesting as the book proceeded to see the variety of misconduct that each girl had experienced, from little things like notes from a teacher to larger things like a relationship gone too far. The result makes the school feel almost not protective of its students, which likely wasn’t the intent. I can see the connections the author was making, but the ending didn’t really seal the book for me.
I liked that the book covered a wide range of ages and experiences, but the new voice for each chapter was a little jarring. To go from one naive character to another dark character to a different character was a lot to process and each switch felt like the beginning of a new novel. In theory, I liked it, but it might have been a little much to never land on the same character twice.
In the end, I wanted a little more from this book. It was good, but overall it just lacked something for me. The scandal is dealt with kind of, but the way the school failed its students over and over again left something to be desired. Maybe it’s just me craving a happy ending rather than a real life ending. I gave it 3 stars.
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!
This book feels more like a collection of intertwined short stories and the resolution was underwhelming.
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No