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Thank you Emily

Revisado: 05-28-24

Even though some would cringe or be unable to enjoy due to the theatrical honesty that this book contains, I would to say thank you Emily. The emotion is raw and the poetry is beautiful. The way she is a "girls girl" always standing with women and discussing the oppression of them as well as mentally ill is beautiful. I did not expect something from this time to handle Gerber, sex race and able-bodiedness so well even though it's a bit simplistic or archetypical at times.

As a fan of her music I was very happy with this book. Funny at points and heart warming and in others disturbing or even sensual/erotic in a tragic way.

I would however not recommend this book to my friends with eating disorders, the way weight is discussed is quite disturbing at some points and glorified. the only saving grace for that subject is that 1. I can relate 2. the lunch lady who sneaks extra food to the girls in the first part of the story makes me believe that the view of thinness of little girls at least is not being glorified. We all deserve a sweet treat.

That being said I think that frankness about it and showing honestly how thin people are treated in this situation is part of the brutal and heart breaking rawness of this story. What is fiction what is perfectly real? if you ask me it's all emotionally real. As I'm a fan of bertolt Brechts theories that having reminders that we are enjoying something made by man, fictional- is good! and stirring within us deeper understanding particularly of suffering and political matters.

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Long, disappointing yet satisfying.

Revisado: 07-12-22

Very long and repetitive at times where I feel the reader didn't need a reminder. Though with the order of events being a bit confusing at times I suppose it's meant to help. I found myself loving and living myself in to the events and cultures. On the edge of my seat even! but felt torn away from it in moments of long exposition or strange racial profiling of most of the characters. Dragging my feet along and dreading having to go though it, but then a new character or place interested me again. I ranted to my friends about all the parts I didn't like yet I'm giving it a four stars, why? because I enjoyed the experience. Beautifully done research and characterization, so many good and charming characters and places.

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The ending/death for dracula, Helen and her husband left me sad and empty while the epilogue of Dracula/Vlad made me excited to hear more! and again empty and disappointed when it was over! I wanted more- I could read a whole book just about this characterization of him before and after he became a vampire. Scary but really attractive.

So perhaps even if I feel this book was much too long it could also not be any shorter! inspires me to involve more historic references in my vampire works, I've always wanted to but been afraid of coming off as too much of a nerd. This book feels like it was written by someone who is truly passionate and nerdy in the best way.

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