This book was more of a hit or miss, maybe leaning more towards a miss. Many of the characters said very homophobic or fatphobic things that did not necessarily contribute to the themes of the novel. Although the times were different when this book was written, the comments that some of the characters made towards other characters were uncomfortable to read, only because no other characters in the novel seemed to fight against them. It didn’t feel organic from some of the characters, but rather an extension of the authors.