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A review by thebookberrie
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
Yeah thanks this wasn't for me.
Juliet Takes a Breath is about a girl named Juliet who is a self-proclaimed self-proclaimed closeted Puerto Rican baby dyke from the Bronx. She comes out to her family the night that she is flying out to Portland, Oregon to intern with her favorite feminist writer.
My main issue in this book is how many times they use the word "dyke". I know context is everything and lesbian characters are using it for themselves, reclaiming it and all that but god I fucking hate that word. Every time they used it was nails on a chalkboard and it made me so uncomfy and I know that is my own personal issues so take that as you will. While you could say it's so nitpicky to dislike this book because of that, it doesn't change that I disliked this book because of that.
Juliet Takes a Breath is about a girl named Juliet who is a self-proclaimed self-proclaimed closeted Puerto Rican baby dyke from the Bronx. She comes out to her family the night that she is flying out to Portland, Oregon to intern with her favorite feminist writer.
My main issue in this book is how many times they use the word "dyke". I know context is everything and lesbian characters are using it for themselves, reclaiming it and all that but god I fucking hate that word. Every time they used it was nails on a chalkboard and it made me so uncomfy and I know that is my own personal issues so take that as you will. While you could say it's so nitpicky to dislike this book because of that, it doesn't change that I disliked this book because of that.