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A review by rpatel13
The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu
1.0
*1.5 stars
I think it was maybe my fault for picking up this book when it probably wasn't meant for my age. I bought this book back in the beginning of high school, and was really bored without access to many other books today, so I just read it.
The Good:
-The pacing is good and it's a really quick read
-I think the author tried to convey that slut shaming is bad and can ruin someone's life, even though it was handled kind of clumsily
The Bad:
-The social issues weren't handled the best in this book, especially for a younger audience. From abortion (which felt strangely pro-life even though a character had an abortion) to slut shaming to bullying to idk what else.
-Everyone felt like a stereotype, and everything felt super dramatic and blown way out of proportion. Maybe it's because I didn't live in a small town, but to me it felt like these things weren't likely to actually happen. The author also didn't really introduce anything new to the issues (above) she was talking about, and there really wasn't any nuance. Because of that, this entire book felt pointless.
I think it was maybe my fault for picking up this book when it probably wasn't meant for my age. I bought this book back in the beginning of high school, and was really bored without access to many other books today, so I just read it.
The Good:
-The pacing is good and it's a really quick read
-I think the author tried to convey that slut shaming is bad and can ruin someone's life, even though it was handled kind of clumsily
The Bad:
-The social issues weren't handled the best in this book, especially for a younger audience. From abortion (which felt strangely pro-life even though a character had an abortion) to slut shaming to bullying to idk what else.
-Everyone felt like a stereotype, and everything felt super dramatic and blown way out of proportion. Maybe it's because I didn't live in a small town, but to me it felt like these things weren't likely to actually happen. The author also didn't really introduce anything new to the issues (above) she was talking about, and there really wasn't any nuance. Because of that, this entire book felt pointless.