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mikaelareads 's review for:
American Street
by Ibi Zoboi
4.5 Stars
What I Loved:
* The magical realism. I think this might be my first experience with magical realism, and it was beautiful.
* Fabiola's vodou culture. It's something I was completely unfamiliar with, and I really appreciated how it brought her so much peace and clarity. I would have loved even more detail about it.
* I loved the themes of family and loyalty. I loved how fiercely Fabiola's cousins protected each other, even though I didn't always love their methods.
* I loved the mini vignettes where we saw the perspectives of secondary characters. My personal favourite was the one about the house on American Street.
What I Missed (POTENTIAL SPOILERS BELOW):
* I appreciated how Zoboi included issues such as drugs and abusive relationships. I think it's important to show these issues in literature for young adults, but I didn't love the resolutions, particularly with the emotionally/physically abusive relationship that existed.
* I would have liked more resolution with Fabiola's mother's detainment.
What I Loved:
* The magical realism. I think this might be my first experience with magical realism, and it was beautiful.
* Fabiola's vodou culture. It's something I was completely unfamiliar with, and I really appreciated how it brought her so much peace and clarity. I would have loved even more detail about it.
* I loved the themes of family and loyalty. I loved how fiercely Fabiola's cousins protected each other, even though I didn't always love their methods.
* I loved the mini vignettes where we saw the perspectives of secondary characters. My personal favourite was the one about the house on American Street.
What I Missed (POTENTIAL SPOILERS BELOW):
* I appreciated how Zoboi included issues such as drugs and abusive relationships. I think it's important to show these issues in literature for young adults, but I didn't love the resolutions, particularly with the emotionally/physically abusive relationship that existed.
* I would have liked more resolution with Fabiola's mother's detainment.