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A review by niltic
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Brilliant, amazing, fantastic, wonderful, great. This is my favourite kind of book: a meandering immersion in the life of a whole other person, a someone who feels complete and fascinating and without conjecture. It's a very deliberate sort of train of thought that is so revealing of story and character and tells much more than the sequence of emotions and events.
At the same time, it's a very specific kind of book and I've left with so many questions about the other parts of the story which were not here told. Many parts were difficult to read, not because of graphicness, because of the bleakness of the delivery. I have so many hopes for these characters beyond the last page, but this book really is a bit complicated in it's optimism. Probably best to read when you're not tending towards a downer mood.
Further: I demand a spin-off about private boarding school lesbians. This will become clear if you read the book (and you should).
At the same time, it's a very specific kind of book and I've left with so many questions about the other parts of the story which were not here told. Many parts were difficult to read, not because of graphicness, because of the bleakness of the delivery. I have so many hopes for these characters beyond the last page, but this book really is a bit complicated in it's optimism. Probably best to read when you're not tending towards a downer mood.
Further: I demand a spin-off about private boarding school lesbians. This will become clear if you read the book (and you should).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Homophobia
Moderate: Drug use and Self harm