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More of a 2.5 ☆
This started off so well, I loved how unique and original this was. But it lost me around the halfway point? I just got so bored, lost interest in the characters and the story.... yeah, didn't work for me.
This started off so well, I loved how unique and original this was. But it lost me around the halfway point? I just got so bored, lost interest in the characters and the story.... yeah, didn't work for me.
After finding out that All About Us was a retelling of A Christmas Carol, I knew I had to read it. I'm glad that it wasn't a disappointment.
This book deals with love, loss and change. It was the perfect book to read during Christmas time and an even better book to end the year with. The overall message of this story, is that it's never too late to change. If there's something in your life that you're unhappy with, change it. I think that's a great message to keep in mind and start 2021 off with.
I loved the groundhog day theme. Usually I find that trope a little bit repetitive, however I adored it in this novel.
Overall, this was heartening, lovely book and I'm glad to have read it!!
This book deals with love, loss and change. It was the perfect book to read during Christmas time and an even better book to end the year with. The overall message of this story, is that it's never too late to change. If there's something in your life that you're unhappy with, change it. I think that's a great message to keep in mind and start 2021 off with.
I loved the groundhog day theme. Usually I find that trope a little bit repetitive, however I adored it in this novel.
Overall, this was heartening, lovely book and I'm glad to have read it!!
When reading this book, a book about slavery that was written by a white woman, you have to take it for what it is: a product of its time. As you can imagine, with this being one of the first anti-slavery texts produced, it was extremely profound and impactful and emotional. I teared up multiple times. Stowe does an incredible job at conveying the brutal conditions of slavery, and the devastating effects it produced.
I've read a few reviews on Goodreads, of people giving this a low rating because it doesn't align with their views on racism, which is ridiculous to me? Of course the perspectives represented in this book aren't representative of our modern day views, and that's because the novel was written over 100 years ago lmfao. Of course elements and arguments of this novel are outdated. I think its insane people are expecting the arguements presented in this book to be progressive. Was it progressive for its time? Absolutely. Will it be progressive now, for us?? No, of course not.
So if you're expecting this to bring new discussions about race and society, you're going to be disappointed. This should be read for historical context on slavery (and even then, you can find texts actually written by black authors that will protray the experience much more authentically).
I've read a few reviews on Goodreads, of people giving this a low rating because it doesn't align with their views on racism, which is ridiculous to me? Of course the perspectives represented in this book aren't representative of our modern day views, and that's because the novel was written over 100 years ago lmfao. Of course elements and arguments of this novel are outdated. I think its insane people are expecting the arguements presented in this book to be progressive. Was it progressive for its time? Absolutely. Will it be progressive now, for us?? No, of course not.
So if you're expecting this to bring new discussions about race and society, you're going to be disappointed. This should be read for historical context on slavery (and even then, you can find texts actually written by black authors that will protray the experience much more authentically).
i preferred her other book, [b:Citizen: An American Lyric|20613761|Citizen An American Lyric|Claudia Rankine|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1420944502l/20613761._SX50_.jpg|39895091], if i'm honest
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