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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
⭐️3.5⭐️
“I like to think there are different ways of being a rebel. Doing what you can with what you have, and all of that.”
“I like to think there are different ways of being a rebel. Doing what you can with what you have, and all of that.”
Marking as read for future reference, dnf at 59%
I don't know what it is about the combination of a supposedly cutesy straight romance and sexual assault/constutory rape/other important feminist topics but I hate it. I always feel like the feminist MC is still catering waaaay too much to her (male) love interest. I also really don't think this typical YA contemporary writing style works for such an important topic. So I'm quitting this and will try to remember not to pick up similar books in the future since I always end up disliking them and/or not being able to finish them.
I don't know what it is about the combination of a supposedly cutesy straight romance and sexual assault/constutory rape/other important feminist topics but I hate it. I always feel like the feminist MC is still catering waaaay too much to her (male) love interest. I also really don't think this typical YA contemporary writing style works for such an important topic. So I'm quitting this and will try to remember not to pick up similar books in the future since I always end up disliking them and/or not being able to finish them.
I loved this book so much! Words cannot express how much I enjoyed this book. It was easy to binge read and gave me all the feels that a great story should. The amazing bonus is the new reading list I now have to educate myself on issues so important in the world. I highly recommend this to any YA reader and all adults. As someone who is over 10 years out of high school I found myself immersed in Marin’s world and really feel that Bushnell and Cotugno grounded readers well into to the story.
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
inspiring
reflective
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
4.5/5 stars
if i were to ever create a feminist book club of my own, this would be the first book we would read. it's a beautiful story about a girl giving a classic 'fuck you!' to the patriarchy and i'm here for it.
rules for being a girl follows the story of star student marin, set for brown university and the star editor of the school paper. When her charismatic english teacher mr. beckett makes a move on her, and the school administration does nothing about it, marin begins to realize the subtle casual sexism that surrounds her in her every day life. She begins a feminist book-club, and uses the school newspaper to fight back against the injustices in her life, finding allies in unexpected people and shedding a light to the every day injustices in her school.
i don't even know how to properly comprehend to you why this book is so amazing except to tell you that you need to read it. it's just so empowering and makes me want to punch gross men and tell people off and make people realize that society sucks because it does. but at least this book makes society a little less. just a little.
(and then there's a li who's a cliche fuck-boy lax dude bro who's actually a super deep feminist and is super wholesome and yes ik it's cliché BUT I'M WEAK AND ALONE AND SINGLE OKAY--)
bottom line: wholesome, deep, empowering. what more could you ask from a book?
if i were to ever create a feminist book club of my own, this would be the first book we would read. it's a beautiful story about a girl giving a classic 'fuck you!' to the patriarchy and i'm here for it.
rules for being a girl follows the story of star student marin, set for brown university and the star editor of the school paper. When her charismatic english teacher mr. beckett makes a move on her, and the school administration does nothing about it, marin begins to realize the subtle casual sexism that surrounds her in her every day life. She begins a feminist book-club, and uses the school newspaper to fight back against the injustices in her life, finding allies in unexpected people and shedding a light to the every day injustices in her school.
i don't even know how to properly comprehend to you why this book is so amazing except to tell you that you need to read it. it's just so empowering and makes me want to punch gross men and tell people off and make people realize that society sucks because it does. but at least this book makes society a little less. just a little.
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Spoiler
also i'm kind of mad ab them breaking up even though the epilogue holds "promise"bottom line: wholesome, deep, empowering. what more could you ask from a book?
