SLAY

allofakind shared a tip "I read this book in about 12 hours in total over the course of 3 days, not because it was a short book, but because how deeply the story grabbed me and wouldn't let go. Just talking about the storytelling part of the story, the VR world that Morris created was nothing short of stunning, the exact kind of game that I would love to get a passcode to and lose myself in, just to sit in the graphics and collecting the cards. But, as a Hispanic, I know I would never have gotten a passcode. And I am completely okay with that. I think that this story, about a Black American teen girl, was one that absolutely needed to be shared, a voice contrary to the one that we're so used to hearing in the news, even from Blacks themselves. Someone growing up in our techy age, still surrounded by people that look nothing like her and will never fully understand. Facing not direct racism irl, but questions and naivety that range from being uncomfortable to being disrespectful, without having the ability to say anything against it. As a Hispanic, there are some experiences that I do share in name, but the exact nature of what Kiera faced are extremely different and brought a whole new world to my attention. And that isn't even to say all the actual racism, sexism, and bigotry in general that she faced. I could go on for hours about the way Morris laced different characters perspectives into the narrative and opened the floor for Black voices to speak, and i will in book club later, but for now I'll just say everyone can learn something from this book and everyone should take 12 hours to read it."

smittenforstories shared a tip "Reading this for book club, frankly, I don’t love it, but I don’t not like it either. I think the chapters from other perspectives are by far the best, but Malcom makes me want to punch a wall"