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We Deserve Monuments
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bookshelves: contemporary, ya, authors-of-color, diverse, 3-and-a-half-stars, recommend, reviewed
Apr 13, 2024
bookshelves: contemporary, ya, authors-of-color, diverse, 3-and-a-half-stars, recommend, reviewed
returning to my first love (ya contemporaries)
this book is A LOT. these poor teens are going through it all: coming out, mourning, coming of age, rumors about hired hitmen, racism, homophobia, so much death.
they are also putting themselves and each other and their parents through even more. the fringe characters here are a little over the top, and so are a lot of the actions themselves, but i'm also adjusting this for the being-a-grownup-reading-about-teenagers tax. when you're 17, leaving your dying grandmother alone at home until the wee hours maybe is nbd.
even if right now it's like...oh my god. can you guys please be nice to each other and maybe send your mom a text?!
bottom line: reading YA as an adult is equal parts fun, nostalgic, and nightmarishly frightening.
3.5
this book is A LOT. these poor teens are going through it all: coming out, mourning, coming of age, rumors about hired hitmen, racism, homophobia, so much death.
they are also putting themselves and each other and their parents through even more. the fringe characters here are a little over the top, and so are a lot of the actions themselves, but i'm also adjusting this for the being-a-grownup-reading-about-teenagers tax. when you're 17, leaving your dying grandmother alone at home until the wee hours maybe is nbd.
even if right now it's like...oh my god. can you guys please be nice to each other and maybe send your mom a text?!
bottom line: reading YA as an adult is equal parts fun, nostalgic, and nightmarishly frightening.
3.5
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January 31, 2024
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April 15, 2024
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April 16, 2024
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Apr 15, 2024 07:18AM
they’re always here for us
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Why did I think Zendaya was on the cover lol
Sounds like quite a roller coaster.
Kavya wrote: "Sounds like quite a roller coaster."indeed
Ashley wrote: "Why did I think Zendaya was on the cover lol"i can kinda see it
adira wrote: "they’re always here for us"so true
