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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The Mad Women's Ball by Victoria Mas
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
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challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
When first starting this book, the voyeuristic perspective of the boys made me quiet uncomfortable. This was a feeling that did come up again as I progressed through the book as the things and natural aspects of the girls' lives that the boys sexualised was quiet weird, they spoke of their hair and skin and body which is quiet normal but then, right after, also attempted to romantacise the girls' 'flaws'.
We only see the girls through their point of view, one through which they're either sexualised or villanised. Of course, there is blantant irony in how the boys fail to differentiate between the sisters yet they refere to themselves as 'we' and we never learn anything about the boys as individuals, not even how many of them there are.
The ages of the sisters and, as a result, the boys, is concerning considering the themes shown in the book however it is important to realise that despite their naivety and lack of world experience, teenagers aren't innocent. Also, the problems of society are better adressed when talking about teenagers, especially sheltered teenage girls, rather then working adult women (in this book at least). Obviously, women and girls share a great heap of problems however there is a distinct difference between adult woman - who has some semblance of power - and teen girl - who can be a victim of that power.
I feel as though teenage girls and women can see certain aspects of the sisters in ourselves or aspects of our own society which the sisters are affected by. This and the consistant prose of the book leads me to belive that the book is a criticism of our society in regards to how teenage girls are viewed and treated, often times dismissed and ignored despite us yelling, screaming, raging for help only to become another lost cause or, in extreme cases, 'tradgedies.'
What I fail to grasp is how a man could grasp this concept especially considering how the book was written in 1993. However, the perspective of the boys could only be written by a man. To put it simply, its drowning in the male gaze. Still, I refuse to belive that teenage boys think this way.
Also, tw for suicide, sexism, ableism, racism, potential child abuse, sex between minors, sex between adult and minor.
We only see the girls through their point of view, one through which they're either sexualised or villanised. Of course, there is blantant irony in how the boys fail to differentiate between the sisters yet they refere to themselves as 'we' and we never learn anything about the boys as individuals, not even how many of them there are.
The ages of the sisters and, as a result, the boys, is concerning considering the themes shown in the book however it is important to realise that despite their naivety and lack of world experience, teenagers aren't innocent. Also, the problems of society are better adressed when talking about teenagers, especially sheltered teenage girls, rather then working adult women (in this book at least). Obviously, women and girls share a great heap of problems however there is a distinct difference between adult woman - who has some semblance of power - and teen girl - who can be a victim of that power.
I feel as though teenage girls and women can see certain aspects of the sisters in ourselves or aspects of our own society which the sisters are affected by. This and the consistant prose of the book leads me to belive that the book is a criticism of our society in regards to how teenage girls are viewed and treated, often times dismissed and ignored despite us yelling, screaming, raging for help only to become another lost cause or, in extreme cases, 'tradgedies.'
What I fail to grasp is how a man could grasp this concept especially considering how the book was written in 1993. However, the perspective of the boys could only be written by a man. To put it simply, its drowning in the male gaze. Still, I refuse to belive that teenage boys think this way.
Also, tw for suicide, sexism, ableism, racism, potential child abuse, sex between minors, sex between adult and minor.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Emotional abuse and Alcohol
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75