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A review by giulay
Going Off Script by Jen Wilde
3.0
"I’m so tired of people trying to erase who I am."
TW: bullying, homophobia, anxiety, sexism, racism
As Natalie Imbruglia would say: nothing’s fine I’m torn.
I don’t know what to think about Going Off Script.
On one hand, it was definitely a lovely read. A read that handled issues such as straight-washing, #DontHideYourGays, media representation of queer people and how sexist show-business can be.
But on the other hand, I can’t say that it was remarkable or memorable.
Maybe if I continue writing this Rather Random Review™️ I will manage to make things clear in my head. Let’s start, then.
We all know it: we read a Jen Wilde novel mainly because of the diversity.
Her books are always diverse, incredibly inclusive and light and fun to read.
And Going Off Script was no different.
Our protagonist, Bex, is a gay girl who grew up in a poor family, and is still struggling economically. Moreover, she takes meds, suffers from anxiety, and is overall a passionate, lovely, slightly too naive main character.
I liked her voice; she was a voice of her times. This novel is very much set in 2019 and all the pop references highlighted that. But it wasn’t too much; the pop references weren’t too much in your face, they felt real and how a person would act in this century, so I really enjoyed that.
Shrupty, her love interest, is and Indian and gay YouTuber. We don’t really get to know a lot about her, but the few pieces of info we got made her seem a driven, enthusiastic and mature character. I truly liked her.
Alongside our two protagonists there were several other queer characters and also a great presence of POC. As far as diversity goes: A+
TW: bullying, homophobia, anxiety, sexism, racism
As Natalie Imbruglia would say: nothing’s fine I’m torn.
I don’t know what to think about Going Off Script.
On one hand, it was definitely a lovely read. A read that handled issues such as straight-washing, #DontHideYourGays, media representation of queer people and how sexist show-business can be.
But on the other hand, I can’t say that it was remarkable or memorable.
Maybe if I continue writing this Rather Random Review™️ I will manage to make things clear in my head. Let’s start, then.
We all know it: we read a Jen Wilde novel mainly because of the diversity.
Her books are always diverse, incredibly inclusive and light and fun to read.
And Going Off Script was no different.
Our protagonist, Bex, is a gay girl who grew up in a poor family, and is still struggling economically. Moreover, she takes meds, suffers from anxiety, and is overall a passionate, lovely, slightly too naive main character.
I liked her voice; she was a voice of her times. This novel is very much set in 2019 and all the pop references highlighted that. But it wasn’t too much; the pop references weren’t too much in your face, they felt real and how a person would act in this century, so I really enjoyed that.
Shrupty, her love interest, is and Indian and gay YouTuber. We don’t really get to know a lot about her, but the few pieces of info we got made her seem a driven, enthusiastic and mature character. I truly liked her.
Alongside our two protagonists there were several other queer characters and also a great presence of POC. As far as diversity goes: A+