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This was really interesting. I need to think on this for a bit.
Reread 05/05/2020
Okay, this books is super creepy. I know because I read the ending in bed and night and I’m spooked. It is definitely a great read though!
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I really like this book. At first it was kinds creepy but then it got really interesting. I really liked the way Mrs. Bray made the dialogue match where the people are from. In all it was an amazing book that was a really good period piece.
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Okay, this books is super creepy. I know because I read the ending in bed and night and I’m spooked. It is definitely a great read though!
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I really like this book. At first it was kinds creepy but then it got really interesting. I really liked the way Mrs. Bray made the dialogue match where the people are from. In all it was an amazing book that was a really good period piece.
To read the rest of the review, please visit my blog:
http://owleyesreviews.tumblr.com/post/19481264628/a-great-and-terrible-beauty-by-libba-bray
4.5/5 stars.
I spent three hours this morning bathing in the sunshine and loveliness that is this book.
Juliet, a lesbian Puerto Rican American woman from the Bronx, finds herself drawn to a feminist empowerment book written by Harlowe, a queer white woman from Portland, Oregon. When Juliet sends Harlowe a message begging to be a part of her process, Harlowe invites Juliet to be her intern for the summer. AMAZINGNESS ENSUES.
I do not remember adding this book to my TBR shelf. Maybe it was because the main character travels to a place I've called my home for the past four years. Maybe it's because I've been wanting to read more books about people of color (POC) and their experiences. Maybe it was because I haven't read a whole bunch of books with queer main characters and I've been wanting to seek that representation more. Maybe it was the goddess of literacy who placed this book into my TBR shelf knowing that it was exactly what I needed. WHO KNOWS! One thing I do know, however, is that my heart is full; I have questions, and I am excited to share this book with those around me.
This book tackled topics that hit so close to home. When first arriving in Portland, Juliet struggled with the idiosyncrasy of the place. What are preferred (or mandatory) pronouns and why do people keep asking me about them? What does it mean to identify one way or another? What is polyamory and how does it work? What is a feminist and why are there so many different types of them? IT'S ALL SO REAL. The thought processes that she went through were the exact same ones that I went through when I first arrived here. It was so raw and real for me to see someone authentically interacting with Portland, and struggling with it. Especially as a person of color, Portland can seem unaccepting. If you don't understand what's going on or are confused by it, there are few people who have the patience to teach you. I saw this in Juliet's story and it was so very validating to see.
The struggles between white feminism and POC spaces was brought up in a way that made me LIVE. It is seldom that I am able to see the struggles that are happening around me discussed in a beautifully bound novel. I was so intrigued to see how Juliet would handle these situations because I constantly find myself in similar places. The book also highlighted on the complexity of loving someone who hurts you or does not understand you. UGH, it just went so deep with things that I have been thinking about for years. The fact that the book was mostly set in the beautifully complex city I live in only made it more relatable.
This book was complex and deep. It made me ask questions not only to those around me but to myself. It was a magnificent pleasure to follow Juliet along her journey. I've been feeling somewhat lost along my own journey in this world and there is nothing like finding common ground with another's story to help you find meaning again.
(I reread this is 2020, but I have nothing to add this because I feel this same way)
I spent three hours this morning bathing in the sunshine and loveliness that is this book.
Juliet, a lesbian Puerto Rican American woman from the Bronx, finds herself drawn to a feminist empowerment book written by Harlowe, a queer white woman from Portland, Oregon. When Juliet sends Harlowe a message begging to be a part of her process, Harlowe invites Juliet to be her intern for the summer. AMAZINGNESS ENSUES.
I do not remember adding this book to my TBR shelf. Maybe it was because the main character travels to a place I've called my home for the past four years. Maybe it's because I've been wanting to read more books about people of color (POC) and their experiences. Maybe it was because I haven't read a whole bunch of books with queer main characters and I've been wanting to seek that representation more. Maybe it was the goddess of literacy who placed this book into my TBR shelf knowing that it was exactly what I needed. WHO KNOWS! One thing I do know, however, is that my heart is full; I have questions, and I am excited to share this book with those around me.
This book tackled topics that hit so close to home. When first arriving in Portland, Juliet struggled with the idiosyncrasy of the place. What are preferred (or mandatory) pronouns and why do people keep asking me about them? What does it mean to identify one way or another? What is polyamory and how does it work? What is a feminist and why are there so many different types of them? IT'S ALL SO REAL. The thought processes that she went through were the exact same ones that I went through when I first arrived here. It was so raw and real for me to see someone authentically interacting with Portland, and struggling with it. Especially as a person of color, Portland can seem unaccepting. If you don't understand what's going on or are confused by it, there are few people who have the patience to teach you. I saw this in Juliet's story and it was so very validating to see.
The struggles between white feminism and POC spaces was brought up in a way that made me LIVE. It is seldom that I am able to see the struggles that are happening around me discussed in a beautifully bound novel. I was so intrigued to see how Juliet would handle these situations because I constantly find myself in similar places. The book also highlighted on the complexity of loving someone who hurts you or does not understand you. UGH, it just went so deep with things that I have been thinking about for years. The fact that the book was mostly set in the beautifully complex city I live in only made it more relatable.
This book was complex and deep. It made me ask questions not only to those around me but to myself. It was a magnificent pleasure to follow Juliet along her journey. I've been feeling somewhat lost along my own journey in this world and there is nothing like finding common ground with another's story to help you find meaning again.
(I reread this is 2020, but I have nothing to add this because I feel this same way)
How do they manage to wire such cute books with such amazing characters every single time!?!
I do not like mystery books.
This is something that I have known about myself since I was a child. I've STRUGGLED through them for years. I haven't read one in years for this reason.
This is a mystery book. I finished it. It was pretty good.
I don't think that I'll be picking up the sequels to this book, but I enjoyed a mystery book. Who would have thought!
This is something that I have known about myself since I was a child. I've STRUGGLED through them for years. I haven't read one in years for this reason.
This is a mystery book. I finished it. It was pretty good.
I don't think that I'll be picking up the sequels to this book, but I enjoyed a mystery book. Who would have thought!
It was fun to continue the story, but I do not think it was as good as the first one.
I think this is the book I will encourage people to go to when they’re are just starting out with social justice and race related issues.
3.5/5 stars.
This book would be so life changing for a high school girl to read.
This book would be so life changing for a high school girl to read.
Second read through:
Reading this too kids makes the experience so different. Unfortunately, I was only recording videos of my reading it for my students instead of interacting with them. I cannot wait for when I can read to my students in person.
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I picked this one up because my alumni mentor (who is a teacher) gave this book to me AND my mentor teacher reads this to her 4th grade students every year. Knowing that I'm going to be student teaching next year, I've been trying to read more books that I can recommend to my students. So, I thought I would start with the book that two teachers I really look up to recommended.
This book was a BLAST! I loved it so much. I was taken on a journey that I absolutely loved. I now realize why all my mentor teachers have been telling me to read this book! Because it's absolutely amazing! I love the message at the end as well. I most definitely will be reading it to my own classes in my future. I cannot wait to read it to my student teaching class next year! :)
Reading this too kids makes the experience so different. Unfortunately, I was only recording videos of my reading it for my students instead of interacting with them. I cannot wait for when I can read to my students in person.
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I picked this one up because my alumni mentor (who is a teacher) gave this book to me AND my mentor teacher reads this to her 4th grade students every year. Knowing that I'm going to be student teaching next year, I've been trying to read more books that I can recommend to my students. So, I thought I would start with the book that two teachers I really look up to recommended.
This book was a BLAST! I loved it so much. I was taken on a journey that I absolutely loved. I now realize why all my mentor teachers have been telling me to read this book! Because it's absolutely amazing! I love the message at the end as well. I most definitely will be reading it to my own classes in my future. I cannot wait to read it to my student teaching class next year! :)