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A review by dhrish
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
5.0
C/W: Blood, gore, violence, character deaths, parental abuse, talks of racism, colonisation, gentrification and fetishisation
"These Violent Delights" is a love letter to YA and this generation. I don't know how else to describe how absolutely aware Chloe's writing comes across.
Topics like colonisation, gentrification, filial loyalty and racism weave itself in a plot that just works. YA is a target group that while popular isn't as beloved as Children's or MG books, but in order to make that jump from MG to Adult, YA is a necessary step.
"These Violent Delights" speak to readers of YA, written by someone brought up in the peak of the YA boom.
I adore that we get to see Shanghai and learn about the history that surrounds it. The characters are wonderful mirrors to the world of Gen Z.
Basically, this has convinced me that we need more people closer to the YA demographic writing YA. The talent and stories they have to tell are timely, fun and I felt spoken to rather than spoken at.
"These Violent Delights" is a love letter to YA and this generation. I don't know how else to describe how absolutely aware Chloe's writing comes across.
Topics like colonisation, gentrification, filial loyalty and racism weave itself in a plot that just works. YA is a target group that while popular isn't as beloved as Children's or MG books, but in order to make that jump from MG to Adult, YA is a necessary step.
"These Violent Delights" speak to readers of YA, written by someone brought up in the peak of the YA boom.
I adore that we get to see Shanghai and learn about the history that surrounds it. The characters are wonderful mirrors to the world of Gen Z.
Basically, this has convinced me that we need more people closer to the YA demographic writing YA. The talent and stories they have to tell are timely, fun and I felt spoken to rather than spoken at.