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alishalaurit 's review for:
Forest Hills Bootleg Society
by Nicole Goux, Dave Baker
challenging
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well, that was something.
Forest Hills Bootleg Society is about 4 friends who stumble across a risqué anime movie and then burn it and sell the copies to the students at their Private Christian school.
It is also about the struggles of friendship and being a teenager.
Honestly, this book is nothing like I expected it to be. The plot was very slow and there is not a ton of action or tension on the page. It’s mostly about the characters back story and exploring their feelings.
Unfortunately, I didn’t really like any of the characters in this story. They 4 main girls were pretty shitty to each other, which I guess is real but not enjoyable to read about.
There was also a ton of text and background for side characters that were in one scene.
I like to read graphic novels as an easy transition between genres or when I don’t really know what to read and want to get through something quickly. This had so much text it was almost hard to read and made the pace feel very sluggish.
The ending was so abrupt, for how slow the plot seemed to move along the story wrapped up in only a couple of pages which left me feeling disappointed.
Also, there are a lot of mentions about church, religious guilt, youth group and homophobia so if any of that bothers you I would steer clear of this one.
Forest Hills Bootleg Society is about 4 friends who stumble across a risqué anime movie and then burn it and sell the copies to the students at their Private Christian school.
It is also about the struggles of friendship and being a teenager.
Honestly, this book is nothing like I expected it to be. The plot was very slow and there is not a ton of action or tension on the page. It’s mostly about the characters back story and exploring their feelings.
Unfortunately, I didn’t really like any of the characters in this story. They 4 main girls were pretty shitty to each other, which I guess is real but not enjoyable to read about.
There was also a ton of text and background for side characters that were in one scene.
I like to read graphic novels as an easy transition between genres or when I don’t really know what to read and want to get through something quickly. This had so much text it was almost hard to read and made the pace feel very sluggish.
The ending was so abrupt, for how slow the plot seemed to move along the story wrapped up in only a couple of pages which left me feeling disappointed.
Also, there are a lot of mentions about church, religious guilt, youth group and homophobia so if any of that bothers you I would steer clear of this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry