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alexatthelake 's review for:
Gutter Child
by Jael Richardson
challenging
dark
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Full disclosure - I had no intentions of reading this book. It didn't seem right for me, I usually struggle with dystopian type novels and felt like the synopsis of this one was a little to 'close to home' to our current state of life. However, with a little pushing from a few friends and then it becoming a pick for my book club, I figured I couldn't miss out on the book everyone was talking about.
I am SO glad I did. This book really lived up to the hype for me. This book was deep, dark, depressing, raw, and terrifying. Gutter Child discusses races, classes, privilege identity and stolen land. It covers topics that are real life issues, big time real life issues, into a dystopian novel. You'll think "this is awful, this would never be real", until you think for a moment and think about how aligned this book is to some of the things that are happening in our real life world right now.
Elimina was an incredible character. She is the female character we all need, especially in our real life. She battled and fought not only for herself, but for everyone else around her as well. She is a character that I will no doubt use as an example for a long time when asked for strong female characters.
If you think you can handle this book, please read it. I highly suggest it be a must read, possibly even in schools (even though it covers a lot of heavy matter). This book really makes you think, in a way that everyone should be thinking.
I am SO glad I did. This book really lived up to the hype for me. This book was deep, dark, depressing, raw, and terrifying. Gutter Child discusses races, classes, privilege identity and stolen land. It covers topics that are real life issues, big time real life issues, into a dystopian novel. You'll think "this is awful, this would never be real", until you think for a moment and think about how aligned this book is to some of the things that are happening in our real life world right now.
Elimina was an incredible character. She is the female character we all need, especially in our real life. She battled and fought not only for herself, but for everyone else around her as well. She is a character that I will no doubt use as an example for a long time when asked for strong female characters.
If you think you can handle this book, please read it. I highly suggest it be a must read, possibly even in schools (even though it covers a lot of heavy matter). This book really makes you think, in a way that everyone should be thinking.