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A review by echostarr99
Boundless: Twenty Voices Celebrating Multicultural and Multiracial Identities by Ismée Williams, Rebecca Balcárcel
informative
reflective
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Boundless is a richly diverse collection of YA short stories centered around the multiracial and mixed race characters. Their voices, interactions and relationships with others depict some big questions surrounding identity, race, and societal expectations. I've read previous work by some of the authors in this collection, but most are new to me and I'll eagerly look for their other books.
Some stories in Boundless seem a bit simplistic in the first reading, but I can imagine these can serve as a starting point for productive conversations about how people of different background might navigate different situations and how racial/ethnic identities might play a role. I also like that so many different backgrounds and identities are represented so, as a reader, I was introduced to a new perspective every few pages. Finally, I appreciate short story collections that center on a theme, where you can get a sense of the many different layers that might be part of the experience of a multiracial character, but where the author-contributors each have their own distinct styles.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Inkyard Press for the e-arc!
Some stories in Boundless seem a bit simplistic in the first reading, but I can imagine these can serve as a starting point for productive conversations about how people of different background might navigate different situations and how racial/ethnic identities might play a role. I also like that so many different backgrounds and identities are represented so, as a reader, I was introduced to a new perspective every few pages. Finally, I appreciate short story collections that center on a theme, where you can get a sense of the many different layers that might be part of the experience of a multiracial character, but where the author-contributors each have their own distinct styles.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Inkyard Press for the e-arc!