This was a “page turner...only I listened to the audiobook....which, by the way, I totally recommend. The narrators are amazing. It’s so relevant and current, without being preachy or soap-boxy. It is real life. What high schoolers are doing in their real life and how kids soak in everything a parent teaches them. So a high school boy, the all-American, takes a photo of a half naked, passed it girl that goes to their fancy school on financial aid. He writes some green card comment on it and sends it to friends. Or does he? Then the book centers around the parents, and their reactions. Lila, the girl who’s photo was taken, narrates here and there. But it’s mostly the girl’s father and the boy’s mother. I’m not completely convinced about Nina being realistic. I would find that tendency to protect my child (even if it was wrong) to be a really hard thing to fight, and for me, she did that a little too easily. I think that’s just engrained in mothers. No matter how wrong they are. Overall I thought it was though-provoking & Current, without being heavy. We have #metoo, immigration, White privilege, rich privilege, prejudice, and coming of age all rolled into one.
I recommend this book.
I recommend this book.