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A review by ashleigheva
Shine by Jodi Picoult
4.0
[listened to the audiobook]
[3.75/5]
the initial introduction of so many characters at once without even letting us get to know anything more than their names and their relationship with ruth was overwhelming and left me pretty confused, but perhaps it's just my pea brain doing its pea thing
maya actually made my blood boil so woohoo i suppose that indicates good writing of the antagonist
i think for a short story, it touched on intersectionality to the best of its abilities
i also really liked that last part with ruth and the gym teacher and how the teachers question gave an illusion of choice
makes you really think about how socially nuanced a lot of our means of communication are, and how important it is to break that down for kids to make sure they can understand what's being said
[3.75/5]
the initial introduction of so many characters at once without even letting us get to know anything more than their names and their relationship with ruth was overwhelming and left me pretty confused, but perhaps it's just my pea brain doing its pea thing
maya actually made my blood boil so woohoo i suppose that indicates good writing of the antagonist
i think for a short story, it touched on intersectionality to the best of its abilities
i also really liked that last part with ruth and the gym teacher and how the teachers question gave an illusion of choice
makes you really think about how socially nuanced a lot of our means of communication are, and how important it is to break that down for kids to make sure they can understand what's being said