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A review by thisgrrlreads
Legacy by Jessica Blank
3.0
We go back to the 90s in the Pacific Northwest for this tale of growing into yourself. Allison has had a crappy couple of years since her brother died while driving drunk. Her father left, her mother has been drinking, Allison has just been getting by--getting good grades so she can take her brother's scholarship to UCSB and not making any lasting connections. She's got Jeff, the guy she's dating, who is not into the man or capitalism, and doesn't work. Somehow, this ends them up in a situation where they go to a Free State, protecting Legacy--a thousand year old redwood tree. And then Allison finally has some space to breathe, think and realize what she wants for her own life.
It is that emotional journey that Allison takes that is so important here. And it isn't just emotions--she's realizing what restrictions society puts on people. Even on people like Jeff and the rest of the dudes hanging out at the school bus at the Free State. They are still worried about status and who's in charge even though they pretend to be free and throwing off the shackles of the man. I loved watching Allison grow here, especially in the shade of so many redwoods. This isn't really a book about a cause, but more a book about what fighting for a cause can do for you.
It is that emotional journey that Allison takes that is so important here. And it isn't just emotions--she's realizing what restrictions society puts on people. Even on people like Jeff and the rest of the dudes hanging out at the school bus at the Free State. They are still worried about status and who's in charge even though they pretend to be free and throwing off the shackles of the man. I loved watching Allison grow here, especially in the shade of so many redwoods. This isn't really a book about a cause, but more a book about what fighting for a cause can do for you.