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A review by toloveisdestroy
Eyeliner of the Gods by Katie Maxwell, Katie MacAlister
1.0
An obviously outdated book, that was such a big train wreck I had to keep reading.
Outdated Slang? Check
Racism? Check
Sexism? Check
Sexual Harassment for plot development? Check
Much More? Oh yes, much more.
This story follows a teenager who winds herself onto a trip to Egypt with her classmates (Still unsure what exactly this class is for?), with a dream to become a journalist. Look, I'm pretty good at reading books and knowing when they're just encapsulating the time period. But this book was just bad. The slang caused the story and main characters personality to suffer drastically. I'm honestly struggling to formulate many words to describe how weird this book made me feel because of the fact it was obviously an adult trying to pretend to know what teens enjoy. Finally, the author probably should've spent more time in the region they were writing about (or visited it if they hadn't).
To conclude, it's ok to stick to age ranges and regions you're comfortable and knowledgeable with. That is the moral of this story.
Outdated Slang? Check
Racism? Check
Sexism? Check
Sexual Harassment for plot development? Check
Much More? Oh yes, much more.
This story follows a teenager who winds herself onto a trip to Egypt with her classmates (Still unsure what exactly this class is for?), with a dream to become a journalist. Look, I'm pretty good at reading books and knowing when they're just encapsulating the time period. But this book was just bad. The slang caused the story and main characters personality to suffer drastically. I'm honestly struggling to formulate many words to describe how weird this book made me feel because of the fact it was obviously an adult trying to pretend to know what teens enjoy. Finally, the author probably should've spent more time in the region they were writing about (or visited it if they hadn't).
To conclude, it's ok to stick to age ranges and regions you're comfortable and knowledgeable with. That is the moral of this story.