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A review by analenegrace
Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin
Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.
Honestly really disappointed by this. Manhunt is one of the best books I've read this year, and I can't stop thinking about it, but this was, unfortunately, god-awful.
Characters kept being described by their race when they weren't white. I think we were told a black character was black at least three times within a few times, and the white characters were not described by their race. Like, we got the straight-up phrase "the black boy said," Who tf does that in 2024...
Also there was only one MC of color and she was immediately racismed and I didn't feel like dealing with that for the rest of the book. She was also the only fat character, and like, OKAY, we get she's fat... you don't have to keep telling us...
These kids were so disgustingly horny, and the reviews made it seem like it would get so much worse, and that just seemed SO unnecessary. Apparently, there is an IT-style orgy, and I do not need that. Manhunt worked because the characters were adults...
Maybe other people will like this, but this is absolutely not for me.
Characters kept being described by their race when they weren't white. I think we were told a black character was black at least three times within a few times, and the white characters were not described by their race. Like, we got the straight-up phrase "the black boy said," Who tf does that in 2024...
Also there was only one MC of color and she was immediately racismed and I didn't feel like dealing with that for the rest of the book. She was also the only fat character, and like, OKAY, we get she's fat... you don't have to keep telling us...
These kids were so disgustingly horny, and the reviews made it seem like it would get so much worse, and that just seemed SO unnecessary. Apparently, there is an IT-style orgy, and I do not need that. Manhunt worked because the characters were adults...
Maybe other people will like this, but this is absolutely not for me.