Review by danaslitlist - Compound Fracture

danaslitlist 's review for:

Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Huge thank you to the publisher and author for sending me an advanced digital copy in exchange for an honest review!

This is by far my favorite book by Andrew Joseph White and if you’ve read my other reviews or have listened to me gush about them, you know that is saying a lot.

For me Compound Fracture is the darkest and hardest of White’s novels. It is violent and unabashedly brutal, you feel the defeat so deeply in your bones. Is it because so much of what is inside this book is what we see every day but stripped bare and laid out so we can’t delude ourselves into thinking otherwise? I think so.

This a book about legacy and finding your own future in a world that has paths carved out for you based on how it perceived you to be due to its rigid structures and labels.

This is a book about community and the strength we have in each other, the I mportance of remembering that we have to protect the vulnerable members of our community regardless of the politics of where they’re from. Whether from the most southern parts of the United States to the most “liberal” parts, communities deserve to be fought for and cared for. That the people that make up those communities are stronger together than apart. We cannot leave each other behind in our fight for freedom.

About power of resistance This is a book about taking action and admitting that bravery is terrifying and can be deadly. But bravery is necessary to make change.

And as I read Compound Fracture I could not stop thinking about the activists and heroes standing up for a free Palestine. All of us causing damage, making demands and screaming “We will not be silent”. We will not be silent until we see a Free Palestine, a free Congo and Sudan.

I could not stop thinking about the policies and politicians harming transgender people and their rights to exist. I could not stop thinking about the policies and politicians targeting free healthcare, homeless people and the disabled community. And I think of all the people who continue to fight tooth and nail to defend our communities from this evil.

Resistance is not peaceful and can never succeed if it is. Because resistance is tearing the rot and evil out, making the wounds bleed and the burning of the disinfectant and stitching of the wounds as they heal. Yes, resistance is bloody, scary, dangerous, full of hurt and discomfort. But resistance is full of community, collective strength, hope and future.

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