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A review by the_rabble
Suburban Dicks by Fabian Nicieza, Fabian Nicieza
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
I liked one of the MCs and the narrator is one of my favorites, but I hit a slur-fest of Asian pejoratives and tapped out.
You got cops identifying themselves as diversity hires and a rich white lady "not like other girls/whites"ing herself early and often. (ShE's A gEnIuS aNd ShE kNoWs BlAcK pEoPlE.)
Just not super interesting. Not sure what the author is interested in saying about race or racism, but it seems important to him and I'm getting nothing from it. It might just be that New Jersey is racist as a setting? Which, does that need this much legwork?
Thought the candid tone, pregnant MC, corrupt reporter MC, immature cops, and pacing would get me to stick with the murder mystery, but I think I'm good until someone I trust tells me "no, really, it gets better."
You got cops identifying themselves as diversity hires and a rich white lady "not like other girls/whites"ing herself early and often. (ShE's A gEnIuS aNd ShE kNoWs BlAcK pEoPlE.)
Just not super interesting. Not sure what the author is interested in saying about race or racism, but it seems important to him and I'm getting nothing from it. It might just be that New Jersey is racist as a setting? Which, does that need this much legwork?
Thought the candid tone, pregnant MC, corrupt reporter MC, immature cops, and pacing would get me to stick with the murder mystery, but I think I'm good until someone I trust tells me "no, really, it gets better."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism