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Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
4.0
emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Super enjoyable book; you quickly learn to love the characters even with their flaws. Covers a lot of critiques of wealth/wealthy people, and dabbles a little into critiques of race-based discrimination, but does occasionally miss some angles of the conversation. That, of course, could be due to the make-up of the characters who are growing into a deeper understanding of the world and how people outside of their bubble are treated, but it also felt like it might be the author leaning a little too hard on stereotypes. There is also a bit of a white savior complex that comes out at the end, but that could also be part of the flaws that only the reader is supposed to pick up on-showing despite all the growth the characters went through during the book, there is constantly more learning to be done and growth to undergo. Overall, I did not expect to like this book as much as I did!
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