Beauty Queens
Format: Paperback
ISBN:
8601413732315
ASIN: B00SCTWTE6
Publish date: 2012-05-17
Publisher: Scholastic Books
Edition language: English
Title: Beauty Queens Author: Libby Bray Publish Date: May 24, 2011 Publisher: Scholastic, Inc Format: Audiobook Length: 14 hours, 8 minutes Source: Sunflower OverDrive Library Date Read: April 25-26, 2020 Review A fun romp in the jungle that tackles a lot of patriarchial claptrap that teen girl...
Just tooooo broad for me and wildly unbalanced between humor and "take me seriously!". Didn't hate it, appreciate what it was trying to do, it probably delights/resonates with other readers/ but it was not matching my energy.
Hilarious tongue-in-cheek feminist satirical comedy? Or something? Anyways, it was very well developed, with a huge cast that go through remarkable personal growth, and a fairly balanced perspective - some pages spent on male identity issues, for instance. Like a lot of the latest wave of feminism, ...
There was so much that I loved about this book. I loved the humor, the commercial breaks and the little bios about each of the contestants, which I needed in order to keep each of the contestants straight in my head. However, as impressed as I was by this book, I did think it tried to tackle too man...
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