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missyansell 's review for:
Carve the Mark
by Veronica Roth
I may be in pain, but I am not weak.
3 Stars
So how many people saw that someone called this book racist and decided to jump on the bandwagon and also call this racist? I'm sorry but this was not racist. Trying to make it seem like black vs. white when that was not how it is at all. Yes Cyra is darker skinned. Yes Akos is lighter skinned. But all the Shotet are not dark skinned. Cyra's brother is said to be pale skinned, and he's the bad guy. Please guys, read the book and form your own opinions.
Now why didn't I give the book a higher rating? The beginning was sooooo slow I almost wanted to DNF it. I was bored and wanted to do read anything else. The second half is a lot better and picks up a bit, but still it is slow. Things were a bit predictable, nothing really stood out to me as new and unique. This story has been told before. Will probably read the next one, but it won't be high on my list to read. Overall read it yourself, form your own opinions, don't rate unless you've read or tried to read it.
You want to see people as extremes. Bad or good, trustworthy or not. I understand. It's easier that way. But that isn't how people work.
3 Stars
So how many people saw that someone called this book racist and decided to jump on the bandwagon and also call this racist? I'm sorry but this was not racist. Trying to make it seem like black vs. white when that was not how it is at all. Yes Cyra is darker skinned. Yes Akos is lighter skinned. But all the Shotet are not dark skinned. Cyra's brother is said to be pale skinned, and he's the bad guy. Please guys, read the book and form your own opinions.
Now why didn't I give the book a higher rating? The beginning was sooooo slow I almost wanted to DNF it. I was bored and wanted to do read anything else. The second half is a lot better and picks up a bit, but still it is slow. Things were a bit predictable, nothing really stood out to me as new and unique. This story has been told before. Will probably read the next one, but it won't be high on my list to read. Overall read it yourself, form your own opinions, don't rate unless you've read or tried to read it.
You want to see people as extremes. Bad or good, trustworthy or not. I understand. It's easier that way. But that isn't how people work.