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akernelofnonsense 's review for:
If It Makes You Happy
by Claire Kann
What I Liked:
Winnie – Winnie is such a lovable character. Her family means everything to her, but it isn’t just her family, if she accepts a person into her inner circle, she will go whatever distance to make them happy. She’s strong-willed and comfortable with who she is in a world that often judges her and does not understand her. I love how the novel explores all of Winnie’s identities from being Black, to being fat, to being queer.
Family – One of my favorite things about this novel is its focus on family. Winnie is very invested in each of her family members. She has a different relationship with each of her parents, her younger brother, her grandmother, and her cousin. Every relationship is given a separate focus and Kann isn’t shy about showing the negative aspects of these relationships. One of her most complicated relationship is with her grandmother. They don’t always see eye to eye and there are moments when it feels like they will never be on the same page. It’s a lesson in contentious familial relationships where love isn’t the cure all.
Read my full review on my blog here.
Winnie – Winnie is such a lovable character. Her family means everything to her, but it isn’t just her family, if she accepts a person into her inner circle, she will go whatever distance to make them happy. She’s strong-willed and comfortable with who she is in a world that often judges her and does not understand her. I love how the novel explores all of Winnie’s identities from being Black, to being fat, to being queer.
Family – One of my favorite things about this novel is its focus on family. Winnie is very invested in each of her family members. She has a different relationship with each of her parents, her younger brother, her grandmother, and her cousin. Every relationship is given a separate focus and Kann isn’t shy about showing the negative aspects of these relationships. One of her most complicated relationship is with her grandmother. They don’t always see eye to eye and there are moments when it feels like they will never be on the same page. It’s a lesson in contentious familial relationships where love isn’t the cure all.
Read my full review on my blog here.