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A review by votesforwomen
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
4.0
Actual rating is probably more like 3.5 stars, just because romance as a genre is never going to be my thing. But this was a really, really good romance!
I'll come right out and admit it: I've never read Pride and Prejudice. On top of that, I'm 100% a white girl who doesn't know much about life in "a hood". So I was a little nervous about this book. BUT! It was so good!
The social commentary was so good. I've never felt this way from a book before: I felt EDUCATED about a completely different way of life from my own. But not in a condescending way and not in an intentional way. I was reading a story about a completely different world, almost, and it was so cool.
There was some cussing, some kissing, talking about something that happened with certain pictures, stuff like that. But overall, I really enjoyed this book. 3.5 stars like I said!
I'll come right out and admit it: I've never read Pride and Prejudice. On top of that, I'm 100% a white girl who doesn't know much about life in "a hood". So I was a little nervous about this book. BUT! It was so good!
The social commentary was so good. I've never felt this way from a book before: I felt EDUCATED about a completely different way of life from my own. But not in a condescending way and not in an intentional way. I was reading a story about a completely different world, almost, and it was so cool.
There was some cussing, some kissing, talking about something that happened with certain pictures, stuff like that. But overall, I really enjoyed this book. 3.5 stars like I said!