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A review by lennareem
After by Francine Prose
4.0
This book was hard for me to finish only because I was so damn angry the entire time, thinking: why is nobody doing anything?!?
I can see from other reviews that many felt frustrated with the characters' lack of action.
After much deliberation, I think that was exactly the author's point: how little people do in the face of great injustice. This isn't supposed to be a heroic tale, like The Hunger Games; it's the tale of us. Just think: how much injustice do we see in the world everyday? And how much do we do about it? Exactly.
I can see from other reviews that many felt frustrated with the characters' lack of action.
After much deliberation, I think that was exactly the author's point: how little people do in the face of great injustice. This isn't supposed to be a heroic tale, like The Hunger Games; it's the tale of us. Just think: how much injustice do we see in the world everyday? And how much do we do about it? Exactly.