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A review by rotatinglibrary
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I don’t know what I was expecting when I went into this book, but it wasn’t this.
The omniscient 3rd person POV took a while to get used to, but then I was hooked. Late eighties +The Crucible + teen screwball comedy= gold.
This book is hilarious and weird, and oddly educational. Field hockey isn’t really a thing, where I live, so this book was like a crash course in the sport. I loved how inanimate objects became characters, “The Claw,” “La Splotche” and “Emilio.”
All around, solid sports/witchy comedy.
If you listen to the audiobook, like I did, however, the quality isn’t great. The narrator often sounded like she was chewing gum.
The omniscient 3rd person POV took a while to get used to, but then I was hooked. Late eighties +The Crucible + teen screwball comedy= gold.
This book is hilarious and weird, and oddly educational. Field hockey isn’t really a thing, where I live, so this book was like a crash course in the sport. I loved how inanimate objects became characters, “The Claw,” “La Splotche” and “Emilio.”
All around, solid sports/witchy comedy.
If you listen to the audiobook, like I did, however, the quality isn’t great. The narrator often sounded like she was chewing gum.
Content Warnings
I don’t know what I was expecting when I went into this book, but it wasn’t this.
The omniscient 3rd person POV took a while to get used to, but then I was hooked. Late eighties +The Crucible + teen screwball comedy= gold.
This book is hilarious and weird, and oddly educational. Field hockey isn’t really a thing, where I live, so this book was like a crash course in the sport. I loved how inanimate objects became characters, “The Claw,” “La Splotche” and “Emilio.”
All around, solid sports/witchy comedy.
If you listen to the audiobook, like I did, however, the quality isn’t great. The narrator often sounded like she was chewing gum.
CW: drugs, homophobia, religious theme, witchcraft, vomit, stalking, menstruation, racism, use of slurs, bigotry, teen smoking and drinking, sexual content, fat phobia/ diet culture, AIDS mention, masturbation, ouija board, teacher/student relationship, infidelity, divorce, teen pregnancy, sexual harassment and assault