A review by mkeil16
Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Honestly was not expecting this story. I think there was a lot of nuanced topics introduced — how to love someone even when there may be bad parts to them, the way framing affects how you see people and the world, the horrors of being a person. The twist, however, was a bit rough. To say that someone died of being a woman bc another woman was jealous is a bit,,,, well let me just say this book worked really hard and that twist felt like it undid some of the hard work the previous chapters set up. 

like a modern to kill a mockingbird -- the lines taught the reader more than they furthered the plot. Needed a white character for the reader to project themselves onto to be able to relate/undestand. Lily had no character development. 
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