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Gutter Child
by Jael Richardson
Gutter Child is a 2021 must-read! This book should be on school reading lists everywhere! Read this one in your Zoom book clubs this year!
It reads easily like a mature YA novel, but while it reads easily the content is heavy. It is relevant and fresh while being about colonial and systemic racism which is still going on in our society.
To start, you must understand that there are many key players and groups in the novel: Mainlanders, Sossi, and The Network, The Hill. The Mainlanders are the privileged people who took over and created the Gutter System, forcing the Sossi people to live away from them, policed, and riddled with debts that they spend their lives paying back. The Hill and Network become more relevant later in the book.
The novel follows Elimina, brave and resilient, in her formative years, while providing the story of her history. While she is different than her peers, she is going through the academy track which is meant to rehabilitate the Gutter Children.
I won’t say more because you should be reading this book right now.
It is a fantastic look at systemic discrimination, racism, and justice. Jael Richardson is a beautiful writer and I absolutely loved reading this novel even when it left me heartbroken and angry throughout the pages.
I received an eARC from NetGalley and Harper Collins Canada in exchange for a fair and honest review, and I’d like to thank them and Jael Richardson for the advance copy.
It reads easily like a mature YA novel, but while it reads easily the content is heavy. It is relevant and fresh while being about colonial and systemic racism which is still going on in our society.
To start, you must understand that there are many key players and groups in the novel: Mainlanders, Sossi, and The Network, The Hill. The Mainlanders are the privileged people who took over and created the Gutter System, forcing the Sossi people to live away from them, policed, and riddled with debts that they spend their lives paying back. The Hill and Network become more relevant later in the book.
The novel follows Elimina, brave and resilient, in her formative years, while providing the story of her history. While she is different than her peers, she is going through the academy track which is meant to rehabilitate the Gutter Children.
I won’t say more because you should be reading this book right now.
It is a fantastic look at systemic discrimination, racism, and justice. Jael Richardson is a beautiful writer and I absolutely loved reading this novel even when it left me heartbroken and angry throughout the pages.
I received an eARC from NetGalley and Harper Collins Canada in exchange for a fair and honest review, and I’d like to thank them and Jael Richardson for the advance copy.