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A review by alltooyoon
Rosebush by Michele Jaffe
3.0
3.5 stars
I think I have to start this review by acknowledging that this book was published in 2010 and I am 11 years late to reading it. The 2010 nostalgia is somewhat real, I didn't grow up absurdly rich and none of my friends were snobby assholes but I could relate to some things here and there which was a nice touch.
However, the thing that surprised me the most was how much we as a society have changed in just 11 short years. There are things in this book that would have the author cancelled immediately in 2021 such as the way Jane describes Annie's dress being "inappropriate if not for the tights and the duck shoes." Annie is 7 years old.
Another thing that was kinda sus was the use of the word "transsexual" which from what I know (as someone who is not a part of the community) is not a word that's used today. I don't know if people used that word in 2010 but the word and the way Jane talked about the subject did make me side eye the book.
Some other things that had me
I think I have to start this review by acknowledging that this book was published in 2010 and I am 11 years late to reading it. The 2010 nostalgia is somewhat real, I didn't grow up absurdly rich and none of my friends were snobby assholes but I could relate to some things here and there which was a nice touch.
However, the thing that surprised me the most was how much we as a society have changed in just 11 short years. There are things in this book that would have the author cancelled immediately in 2021 such as the way Jane describes Annie's dress being "inappropriate if not for the tights and the duck shoes." Annie is 7 years old.
Another thing that was kinda sus was the use of the word "transsexual" which from what I know (as someone who is not a part of the community) is not a word that's used today. I don't know if people used that word in 2010 but the word and the way Jane talked about the subject did make me side eye the book.
Some other things that had me