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A review by annaonthepage
EmiTown, Vol. 1 by Jamie S. Rich, Emi Lenox
3.0
CN: ableist & classist terms mentioned.
This was a great comfort read to dip in and out of, and to spend chunks of time with on lazy weekends when you're hibernating. It's very human and the young, spunky energy behind it is fun and nostalgic, if quite twee for the age she is. The army cat interludes and the art features like the Pretty Artists Detective Agency are really great. Some of the language is lamentable. It's laced with casual ableism and classism despite being pretty recent, so I feel like it could at least have been more consciously edited. We don't need to see the words 'spaz' or 'dumb', or 'bum' when referring to homeless people. That hurt to read. It's also incredibly guarded, so very very surface level and often barely enough detail for interest's sake, never mind deep personal disclosures. Odd choice to publish really, because it's obviously written *for* the author alone - there's no explanation of the reflections to invite a reader in.
This was a great comfort read to dip in and out of, and to spend chunks of time with on lazy weekends when you're hibernating. It's very human and the young, spunky energy behind it is fun and nostalgic, if quite twee for the age she is. The army cat interludes and the art features like the Pretty Artists Detective Agency are really great. Some of the language is lamentable. It's laced with casual ableism and classism despite being pretty recent, so I feel like it could at least have been more consciously edited. We don't need to see the words 'spaz' or 'dumb', or 'bum' when referring to homeless people. That hurt to read. It's also incredibly guarded, so very very surface level and often barely enough detail for interest's sake, never mind deep personal disclosures. Odd choice to publish really, because it's obviously written *for* the author alone - there's no explanation of the reflections to invite a reader in.