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A review by fairytalerue
We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
5.0
4.5 stars (rounded up to 5 stars)
excuse me while i sob uncontrollably-
i can't seem to get my opinions about this book to make sense, so i'm just going to ramble all over the review. sorry, dears. this book just left me an emotional mess *criessss*
this book was beautiful, utterly and completely. it was raw, and real, and heartbreaking. we only get a short time with each of the protagonists, but i didn't entirely feel like i was robbed of the joy of getting to know the characters. there were a few that i would have liked to see more of, but overall i didn't mind all the narrator switching.
there were so many lines that were just so breathtakingly well written, and all throughout the book, i felt like my heart was going to be ripped in half.
this book would have gotten five stars from me if the content was a bit cleaner. i felt like the language was a bit much (words used: s***, f***, a**, and more), and there were two passionate makeout scenes that made me feel fairly uncomfortable. there was also some graphic violence/gore at times, which bothered me (i'm fairly sensitive to violence and gore). and finally, there was one character who was implied to be gay. it wasn't the fact that the character was gay that bothered me (i have plenty of lgbtq friends, and while i don't agree with their life choices, i still show love to them), it was the fact that it felt unrealistic for the time period. he came out to one character, and was embraced. quite honestly, it felt unneeded and just there for the sake of diversity.
despite the content, this was a beautiful book and has already become one of my favorites of this year. please read this incredible book, it focuses on a part of history that we don't talk about enough. this should be required reading.
excuse me while i sob uncontrollably-
i can't seem to get my opinions about this book to make sense, so i'm just going to ramble all over the review. sorry, dears. this book just left me an emotional mess *criessss*
this book was beautiful, utterly and completely. it was raw, and real, and heartbreaking. we only get a short time with each of the protagonists, but i didn't entirely feel like i was robbed of the joy of getting to know the characters. there were a few that i would have liked to see more of, but overall i didn't mind all the narrator switching.
there were so many lines that were just so breathtakingly well written, and all throughout the book, i felt like my heart was going to be ripped in half.
this book would have gotten five stars from me if the content was a bit cleaner. i felt like the language was a bit much (words used: s***, f***, a**, and more), and there were two passionate makeout scenes that made me feel fairly uncomfortable. there was also some graphic violence/gore at times, which bothered me (i'm fairly sensitive to violence and gore). and finally, there was one character who was implied to be gay. it wasn't the fact that the character was gay that bothered me (i have plenty of lgbtq friends, and while i don't agree with their life choices, i still show love to them), it was the fact that it felt unrealistic for the time period. he came out to one character, and was embraced. quite honestly, it felt unneeded and just there for the sake of diversity.
despite the content, this was a beautiful book and has already become one of my favorites of this year. please read this incredible book, it focuses on a part of history that we don't talk about enough. this should be required reading.