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Glory O'Brien's History of the Future by A.S. King
tense
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I had previously read and enjoyed ‘Dig’ and ‘Everybody Sees the Ants’ by AS King, so I was excited to read a ‘feminist’ story from her.
The one feminist point I could get on board with here is how the objectification of women in society is harmful. Agreed. But other than that I don’t see this as a ‘feminist’ book.Gloria’s supposed best friend, Ellie, is clearly in a relationship with a guy who is treating her super poorly. But instead of being a good, supportive friend who says, “you deserve better” Gloria complains about she never really cared about Ellie and was only friends with her because of convenience..... 😐 On top of that, Gloria dislikes all the female characters and then meets a guy who she adores immediately after meeting him.... 😐😐
The writing was fine, the whole ‘history of the future’ aspect was heavy-handed IMO and really just came away wishing we’d seen a different side of Gloria. That being said, another portion of the book is Gloria coming to terms with her mother’s suicide and I did find those passages moving at times.
The one feminist point I could get on board with here is how the objectification of women in society is harmful. Agreed. But other than that I don’t see this as a ‘feminist’ book.
The writing was fine, the whole ‘history of the future’ aspect was heavy-handed IMO and really just came away wishing we’d seen a different side of Gloria. That being said, another portion of the book is Gloria coming to terms with her mother’s suicide and I did find those passages moving at times.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide