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A review by milktoast
The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson
5.0
Really enjoyed this book. It had such a unique narrator, definitely a perspective I hadn't seen before that allowed the book to have one of the most interesting commentaries on privilege that I've read. It starts a bit slow and detached, but keep reading! I got sucked in so subtly that by the end of one section I was shocked to find myself holding back tears. It's a very intelligent book but it's also very relatable and very visceral.
Also LOLing at all the reviewers who are like "WHY THIS YOUNG ADULT. HOW TEEN READ BOOK TEEN DUMB HOW HAPPEN." Teenagers aren't stupid, guys. ;) Well some of them are, but a lot of adults are too. This has some definite breaks with "normal" YA--the narrator starts off young and the language is a bit archaic, but it's very YA. Which is not an insult. :)
Also LOLing at all the reviewers who are like "WHY THIS YOUNG ADULT. HOW TEEN READ BOOK TEEN DUMB HOW HAPPEN." Teenagers aren't stupid, guys. ;) Well some of them are, but a lot of adults are too. This has some definite breaks with "normal" YA--the narrator starts off young and the language is a bit archaic, but it's very YA. Which is not an insult. :)