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Paris (parisperusing)
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Unsurprisingly, I love Hanya’s writing—she’s great. Surprisingly, there are so many red flags in this book, which reads shockingly tone-deaf, racially insensitive, and offensively absurd in its delusional imaginations for an alternate America. It reeks of Handmaid’s Tale-esque revisionism while—by sheer ignorance, it would seem—upholding oppressive, racist ideologies. Even so, I’m not bored.
— Nov 17, 2021 10:13PM
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Paris (parisperusing)
is on page 312 of 712
I don’t know which is more troublesome about this book: the author’s seeming preoccupation with white saviorism and the so-called luxuries of being romanced by (old-ass) gay white men, or the sad, desperate set of expectations she’s laid out for queer POC who dash at the first chance to be assimilated or culturally castrated.
— Dec 12, 2021 08:06AM
Paris (parisperusing)
is on page 19 of 712
I’m way too early to say much—albeit the text is tight enough—but I’m… concerned with the trajectory of this first section. Imagining an openly LGBTQ-embracing society is my personal halcyon, but I can’t fathom how such a society could exist among a people whose identities are sullied by antiquated slurs like “Negroes.” Again, I’m early, but…
— Nov 09, 2021 09:00PM
