the female friendships really threw me off bc they’re supposed to be this tightknit, got-your-back-kind of friendship that lasts through the ages, but instead they ditch each other for the simplest of things
they pretty much hate each other? why are you friends with people you dislike? I’m?concerned i’m not even dramatizing but lulu’s group of friends are all catty, rude, so. She literally acts like the universe revolves around her but honey take a seat for a second okay that’s not how it works Shes incredibly rude to her parents, her friends, everyone in her life, FOR NO GOOD REASON Lulu herself is such an awful character there were Arabic phrases included into the book and I just found that really really refreshing to see in YA literature it did delve into some pretty deep topics of consent, sexual assault, racism, drug use, and under aged drinking its hard when you don’t fit in on either side and kinda feel like an outcast to everything and everyone around you and I really appreciated how that was discussed I felt the book did explore the struggle lulu faced of not being arab enough and not being American enough really well
if y’all never had dolma, (im weeping for your soul) I suggest you stop reading this review, go grab yourself some and then come back bc we got a long ride ahead of us and there ain’t nothing more comforting than rice stuffed in leaves (I swear it taste better than it sounds) ĝolma™ (stuffed grape leaves) was mentioned a few times and 🙏 🙏 🙏 yes its that awkward and a tragedy on its own regard the scene where the main character, lulu had to talk to her relatives on the phoNE WAS !!!SPOT ON!! Let’s get the positive aspects out of the way first You know what the saddest thing about this is that I want to support authors of colour, I want to read their books and squeal over them and recommend these books to my friends and family and be like WOW this book was written for meīut that’s rarely happens :) like :) ever :)ĭISCLAIMER DISCLAIMER, before y’all and subtweet me, im aware that everyone has their own views and practices what they believe and im not dismissing anyone else’s beliefs, but these thoughts are personal to ME so be nice and respect opinions yada yada
This book was supposed to make me feel represented and instead it gave me a migraine
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