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hi_its_erinnicole 's review for:
A Great Reckoning
by Louise Penny
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
LP is such a complicated figure in my life. I've read 12 of her books now and I enjoy them but she still drives me batshit insane. Like I really don't understand the casual racism as a joke towards the sole Black character in her books. It's not funny and it will never be funny-- and yet she just keeps doing it. Why? Not a hot take: this kind of "joke" is only funny to a white author and a certain subsection of her audience. I feel similarly about her rampant homophobia. I know she's absolutely one of those insufferable people who feel victimized because "people just can't take a joke anymore". Please explain to me how systematic oppression is hilarious? I'll wait.
...And yet. There were some really beautiful passage in this one. I cried at least once and laughed out loud at least twice. I dunno...it's complicated.
...And yet. There were some really beautiful passage in this one. I cried at least once and laughed out loud at least twice. I dunno...it's complicated.