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mrtheprofessor 's review for:
As the Crow Flies
by Melanie Gillman
2.5 stars maybe? Another reviewer said this and I agree. I don't really know what to do with this book. I applaud the effort of trying to critique feminism and a lot of power dynamics that exist within white spaces that are unexamined, but I don't know that this book does it in a way that feels helpful. I did quite like the art--I believe the artist/author worked on Adventure Time and Steven Universe? On the other hand, I feel like a lot of backstory was left out of this book to get the main character to the Christian feminist outdoorsy camp. A lot this could come down to this book not being for me. I could see what people would maybe describe as whitewashing and microaggressions. I did want to sympathise with Charlie and Sydney but, frankly, they came across as overly sensitive to me. People, even well-intentioned people, can say things that are insensitive and hurtful and it's good to point that out so they are aware of it and try to do better.
This seemed to be more of a lecture and I found that really disappointing. It also ended very abruptly which I thought was odd. Apparently it's a two-part story? Probably would be good for some teens in the LGBTQ community but I can't say I could entirely recommend it to people.
This seemed to be more of a lecture and I found that really disappointing. It also ended very abruptly which I thought was odd. Apparently it's a two-part story? Probably would be good for some teens in the LGBTQ community but I can't say I could entirely recommend it to people.