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suzyvee 's review for:
We Are Not Like Them
by Christine Pride, Jo Piazza
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Jen was a really unlikable character. Riley did all the emotional labor and forgiving in this story. The premise of this book was great. After finishing it, I wasn’t really sure how I felt about it… a few other reviews put into words what I was feeling about this book.
This is very surface level, racism 101. Jen starts out as a selfish, self centered, victim mindset character and doesn’t really grow at all from there. She is a typical WMWW, and I have enough of those in my community. Riley seems like she would be an amazing friend and worthy of better people in her life.
This is very surface level, racism 101. Jen starts out as a selfish, self centered, victim mindset character and doesn’t really grow at all from there. She is a typical WMWW, and I have enough of those in my community. Riley seems like she would be an amazing friend and worthy of better people in her life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Blood, Classism