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challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I don't have much else to say then that, if you care anything about human rights and their current state in our world, you need to read this book. It left me emotionally equally exhausted and fulfilled, and it showed a terrifyingly realistic image of how the world could be if we don't keep fighting.
I have so many thoughts that I can't write down, but one thing that I just need to highlight is the ending, specifically the epilogue. It was perfect that it was just a single image, no text, no 'this and that happened after'. This perfectly shows that our fight is still indefinite, that it might never end, but that it can and will get better if we just keep going, even while there are people in this world trying to tear others down simply for existing. This book perfectly shows how a perfect world simply doesn't exist, because the very definition of perfection is a social construct.
I have so many thoughts that I can't write down, but one thing that I just need to highlight is the ending, specifically the epilogue. It was perfect that it was just a single image, no text, no 'this and that happened after'. This perfectly shows that our fight is still indefinite, that it might never end, but that it can and will get better if we just keep going, even while there are people in this world trying to tear others down simply for existing. This book perfectly shows how a perfect world simply doesn't exist, because the very definition of perfection is a social construct.
"You see, Gabe, when they take away the places that help people think, sometimes people stop thinking altogether."
The world changed for us then and now it's changing again. I hope you'll still be standing when the change is through, and that those days of hurting yourself won't ever come back.
...for just about the first time in my life, I don't feel watched. Or if I do, then the ghosts here are friendly and only wish us well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Blood, Lesbophobia, Violence, Death, Gaslighting, Confinement, Child abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture
Moderate: Death of parent, Deportation, Gun violence, Self harm, and Transphobia
Minor: Dysphoria, Colonisation, and Deadnaming
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