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betweentheshelves 's review for:
informative
reflective
medium-paced
While I wasn't as hooked into this as I was The 57 Bus, also by Slater, it's still a really interesting read. Especially in the context of the current climate of book banning, because this just shows that it's incredibly hard to control what your kids and teens see on the internet. There is a lot of great discussion in this book about free speech and how that applies to things like hate speech, racsim, etc.
Slater does have a way of writing that is accessible for teens, though, especially with complex topics like this. Overall, I think the narrative was a little longer than it possibly needed to be. By the end, it felt a little repetitive and maybe dragged on a bit.
However, the information is important and relevant and I definitely recommend it for that!
Slater does have a way of writing that is accessible for teens, though, especially with complex topics like this. Overall, I think the narrative was a little longer than it possibly needed to be. By the end, it felt a little repetitive and maybe dragged on a bit.
However, the information is important and relevant and I definitely recommend it for that!
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery
Minor: Sexual violence