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A review by dhrish
Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
4.0
C/W: Parents in this book were definitely emotionally abusive
This was my last read of 2020 and I really enjoyed the in-depth look at fandom. I loved the conversations around the representation in fandom and by extension fanworks and fanfics. Marcus' story highlights the pressures of living with an undiagnosed learning disorder and April's story focused on the constant snide remarks and damaging acts many people in the plus-sized community face, even when they are happy with how they look. Although this book would be much shorter had Marcus not made a literal mountain out of a mole-hill. Extra points for the Game of Thrones-esque fandom discourse.
I can't really speak on the representation highlighted in "Spoiler Alert" but it did remind me that good representation is important even in (what some may call frivolous) fanworks.
This was my last read of 2020 and I really enjoyed the in-depth look at fandom. I loved the conversations around the representation in fandom and by extension fanworks and fanfics. Marcus' story highlights the pressures of living with an undiagnosed learning disorder and April's story focused on the constant snide remarks and damaging acts many people in the plus-sized community face, even when they are happy with how they look. Although this book would be much shorter had Marcus not made a literal mountain out of a mole-hill. Extra points for the Game of Thrones-esque fandom discourse.
I can't really speak on the representation highlighted in "Spoiler Alert" but it did remind me that good representation is important even in (what some may call frivolous) fanworks.