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knicke25 's review for:
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces
by Isabel Quintero
This is a diary account of Gabi's senior year of high school. It's an "issues" book, and Gabi and her friends and family have a lot of them. Racism, overeating/obesity, sex, slut shaming, teen pregnancy and abortion, rape, homophobia, drug abuse, body image issues, oppressive religious and ethnic expectations, poverty. Could have been pretty preachy and "issue-y".
But it really didn't seem so to me, even though Gabi deals with all these issues. She deals in a really real way, she feels really real, and despite all her problems there is a ton of teenage silliness, overly dramatic emoting, philosophical musings, and semi-decent poetry, as well as a reprint of a fictional zine she makes at one point. Gabi is fierce, sex-positive, brave but full of self-doubt, and sarcastically funny.
Some parents might have objections to some of the content, but none of it is gratuitous, and frankly, I feel like Gabi deals with it all in a really responsible way, aside from one bad decision which ends up having realistic consequences. There's a lot for kids and parents to talk about, but it's real stuff, and it's important stuff.
But it really didn't seem so to me, even though Gabi deals with all these issues. She deals in a really real way, she feels really real, and despite all her problems there is a ton of teenage silliness, overly dramatic emoting, philosophical musings, and semi-decent poetry, as well as a reprint of a fictional zine she makes at one point. Gabi is fierce, sex-positive, brave but full of self-doubt, and sarcastically funny.
Some parents might have objections to some of the content, but none of it is gratuitous, and frankly, I feel like Gabi deals with it all in a really responsible way, aside from one bad decision which ends up having realistic consequences. There's a lot for kids and parents to talk about, but it's real stuff, and it's important stuff.