i liked this book alright, but found it a bit confusing. i could never really form an attachment with Ruth, or honestly any of the characters. with Ruth, we never really get a sense of what she was like before her older sister Virginia’s death.

also was it just me, or was it never said exactly what happened to Virginia? i assumed police violence because the closest mention said she was at a political protest when she died, but it was never fully mentioned. along with this, towards the end when the father’s (i dont remember his name, sorry) past arrest and Virginia apparently having smoked weed? i really feel like the news much moreso would have run with the fact that Virginia was at a protest when she died. just personally that would make more sense to me with how (especially conservative) media tends to be

.  i liked the points this book was trying to make, though! and out of all the characters, i found Ruth’s father to be the most developed and have the best character arc over the course of the story.