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November: Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
By Jenna · 15 posts · 121 views
By Jenna · 15 posts · 121 views
last updated Mar 05, 2019 11:00AM
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3.5 stars
For better or worse, this was a very educational YA novel.
First, I didn't know anything about the popularity of lesbian pulp fiction in 1950s America. Movie adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's "The Price of Salt� is my only exposure to this genre.
Second, I knew even less about "lavender scare," a mass campaign in the same 50s to find and fire gay people from government jobs, on the grounds of them being assumed to be morally corrupt communist sympathizers.
As far as historical context, "P ...more
For better or worse, this was a very educational YA novel.
First, I didn't know anything about the popularity of lesbian pulp fiction in 1950s America. Movie adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's "The Price of Salt� is my only exposure to this genre.
Second, I knew even less about "lavender scare," a mass campaign in the same 50s to find and fire gay people from government jobs, on the grounds of them being assumed to be morally corrupt communist sympathizers.
As far as historical context, "P ...more
Feb 03, 2019
Dana Berglund
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
queer,
youngadult
There's a lot to like about this (rather lengthy) LGBTQ modern/historical fiction. Abby is our modern main character, a DC high school senior who becomes obsessed with lesbian pulp fiction of the 1950s. She's also low key obsessed with her ex-girlfriend/best friend, and with avoiding stressful impending life events. Alternating chapters feature Janet, a plucky 1950s DC high school senior whose life path takes a turn when she realizes she is one of “those girls�, and what that might mean. There a
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Nov 08, 2018
Becky
rated it
it was ok
Shelves:
arc-e-arc,
books-for-girls,
teen,
historical,
relationship,
lgbtq,
dual-narrators,
2018yafiction
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I found this book very disappointing. The characters felt very flat and the story was slow and at times boring. I never felt connected to Abby or Janet and at no time did I care about them. The only part of the story that felt compeeling were the pulp fiction that Abby reads however those part were too sparse to save this novel for me.
I received an eARC of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. ...more
I found this book very disappointing. The characters felt very flat and the story was slow and at times boring. I never felt connected to Abby or Janet and at no time did I care about them. The only part of the story that felt compeeling were the pulp fiction that Abby reads however those part were too sparse to save this novel for me.
I received an eARC of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. ...more
Just never got off the ground with this one.
Premise and concept strong!
Loved the idea.
But becomes hard to follow and I just stopped caring about the characters. I think any one of the storylines would have been a good story on its own.
Premise and concept strong!
Loved the idea.
But becomes hard to follow and I just stopped caring about the characters. I think any one of the storylines would have been a good story on its own.
Oct 31, 2017
Donalyn
marked it as to-read
Jun 05, 2018
Nina Michael
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Caryl
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Jul 15, 2018
Randi
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Aug 29, 2018
Katie Lawrence
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Sep 18, 2018
Haley Shaffer
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Oct 08, 2018
Katie
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Nov 16, 2018
Megan Maloy
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Nov 19, 2018
Brandi
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Feb 22, 2019
Lauren
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