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Mike
is on page 90 of 352
So this is going to be a YA book written by a white author that acknowledges and discusses black militancy and radical black movements of the sixties. I honestly don't know what to make of this, so far. I might just be the wrong person to review this book.
— Dec 01, 2015 06:24PM
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Mike
is on page 140 of 352
So, I don't normally criticize book characters for being unintelligent. Well-rounded characters should make bad decisions sometimes, and I don't like the implications of being frustrated by this. But holy god, Ester's decision-making is so bad that it should count as a plot-hole. It makes everything that happens feel so contrived - all the conflict is incredibly forced.
— Dec 02, 2015 02:27PM
Mike
is on page 60 of 352
The dialogue is a little sub-par (Ester's mom sounds so much like a stereotypical sixties mom that it hurts), but I like Ester herself.
— Nov 30, 2015 04:15AM
Mike
is on page 30 of 352
I'm kind of afraid this novel is setting up King-Roy as kind of a Magical Negro to help Ester with her problems, but it's too soon to really tell for sure. Also, Han Nolan really loves writing about eccentric families.
— Nov 28, 2015 07:37PM
