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A review by akweley_mazarae
Skin by Adrienne Maria Vrettos
3.0
Rating: 3.4
This book was extremely powerful, partially because of it's subject matter, but to me, more because of the point of view...the only things that bothered me about it had nothing to do with the author at all, really, but with I guess what you could call "white privilege"...I'm not talking about eating disorders (that's something I can understand), but more about the way the kids talked to their parents...perhaps that's a part of American culture, but it was something that severely bothered me. That, and the way the siblings interacted with each other. But the characters were relatable and understandable, and it really does touch your heart.
This book was extremely powerful, partially because of it's subject matter, but to me, more because of the point of view...the only things that bothered me about it had nothing to do with the author at all, really, but with I guess what you could call "white privilege"...I'm not talking about eating disorders (that's something I can understand), but more about the way the kids talked to their parents...perhaps that's a part of American culture, but it was something that severely bothered me. That, and the way the siblings interacted with each other. But the characters were relatable and understandable, and it really does touch your heart.