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A review by aelong1399
Munmun by Jesse Andrews
4.0
Took me longer than I had hoped to finish this one (life gets in the way, you know?) BUT I thoroughly enjoyed it.
All the classic, weird Jesse Andrews humor you love from Me & Earl and The Haters, plus the book version of his angry tweets at Donald Trump and other first degree shitheads.
The satire is obvious and biting. Yeah-capitalism really does treat the poor like they're rats deserving of being crushed by the rich. Others have criticized the role of sexual assault in this book. Is it pretty horrific? Yes, absolutely. But is it also a pretty good representation of what happens when young women are forced into sex trafficking? Also YES. ABSOLUTELY.
I'll admit that Dreamworld is not a perfect parallel to our world, but it does certainly play a huge role in driving the plot and making a point (closer to the end) about how corporations exploit people for money.
In short-it's good. Very good. But definitely comes with a content warning for sexual assault and human trafficking.
All the classic, weird Jesse Andrews humor you love from Me & Earl and The Haters, plus the book version of his angry tweets at Donald Trump and other first degree shitheads.
The satire is obvious and biting. Yeah-capitalism really does treat the poor like they're rats deserving of being crushed by the rich. Others have criticized the role of sexual assault in this book. Is it pretty horrific? Yes, absolutely. But is it also a pretty good representation of what happens when young women are forced into sex trafficking? Also YES. ABSOLUTELY.
I'll admit that Dreamworld is not a perfect parallel to our world, but it does certainly play a huge role in driving the plot and making a point (closer to the end) about how corporations exploit people for money.
In short-it's good. Very good. But definitely comes with a content warning for sexual assault and human trafficking.