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A review by djkirsikirs
Odd One Out by Nic Stone
2.0
If I didn't know better, I would think this book was written by someone who was not queer. There are a lot of harmful stereotypes including that bisexuals that sleep with men are bad and shouldn't be dated, that lesbians just need to "find the right guy", and than bisexuals dislike/aren't attracted to trans people. These are hurtful stereotypes that one would expect a queer writer to not only stay away from, but to actively fight against.
Not to mention that the whole book is supposed to be about young people learning to understand and accept their sexuality, and the second that Rae begins to explain her feelings for Jupiter she is told that she doesn't understand her sexuality and that by flirting with/wanting to be with Jupiter she is doing something wrong. How hypocritical! Jupiter can wax poetic about how she doesn't have to have it all figured out in front of the whole school, but Rae can't have feelings for her female best friend without being told she doesn't know herself and needs to stop?
There were parts of this book that I could really relate to and conversations between the characters that were funny and realistic, however the stereotypes and the character's toxic behaviors sort of ruined those parts for me.
Not to mention that the whole book is supposed to be about young people learning to understand and accept their sexuality, and the second that Rae begins to explain her feelings for Jupiter she is told that she doesn't understand her sexuality and that by flirting with/wanting to be with Jupiter she is doing something wrong. How hypocritical! Jupiter can wax poetic about how she doesn't have to have it all figured out in front of the whole school, but Rae can't have feelings for her female best friend without being told she doesn't know herself and needs to stop?
There were parts of this book that I could really relate to and conversations between the characters that were funny and realistic, however the stereotypes and the character's toxic behaviors sort of ruined those parts for me.