ospalh reviewed Endpapers by Jennifer Savran Kelly
Review of 'Endpapers' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Almost ★★☆☆☆
There was a lot i didn’t like about this. The biggest is of course the victim blaming. The perpatrators of the two cases of queer bashing – emfasis on bash – are seen basically as forces of nature. In one case no reporting to the police and no complaining about how ACAB. There should be a law! OK, the police should enforce the law!
Also, how Dawn didn’t leave Gertrude alone. Really, when you find out a well-hidden secret about someone, then don’t hunt that person down and confront them with their past. Letting sleeping dogs lie often is the right choice.
Oh, and i didn’t like that it was written in first person, present tense. Just like, say, [b:We Are Okay|28243032|We Are Okay|Nina LaCour|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1471899036l/28243032.SY75.jpg|48277368], which i DNF.
Honestly, i think you need a good reason for that choice, that is, you should make good use …
Almost ★★☆☆☆
There was a lot i didn’t like about this. The biggest is of course the victim blaming. The perpatrators of the two cases of queer bashing – emfasis on bash – are seen basically as forces of nature. In one case no reporting to the police and no complaining about how ACAB. There should be a law! OK, the police should enforce the law!
Also, how Dawn didn’t leave Gertrude alone. Really, when you find out a well-hidden secret about someone, then don’t hunt that person down and confront them with their past. Letting sleeping dogs lie often is the right choice.
Oh, and i didn’t like that it was written in first person, present tense. Just like, say, [b:We Are Okay|28243032|We Are Okay|Nina LaCour|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1471899036l/28243032.SY75.jpg|48277368], which i DNF.
Honestly, i think you need a good reason for that choice, that is, you should make good use of what that narrative technique gives you, and i don’t see that here. (At the moment i am quite slowly reading »[b:The Bone People|460635|The Bone People|Keri Hulme|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348988500l/460635.SY75.jpg|1294681]«. …)
The writing here is, well, OK. There are parts where i went »oh, yeah, this is a first novel, right«.