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I liked the writing in this book. I wasn't expecting to like this book as much as I did either.

I was really frustrated though when the main character, in response to the teacher proposing a gay-straight alliance, said "I'm apolitical." As a queer person myself, it's really frustrating that my very identity seems to be political. If it's political for groups of people to want the same rights as other groups of people, then everyone who's apolitical really is unfortunate and not at all empathetic to think that it's okay. Choosing to be neutral is a political choice, and it's one that actively sides with the oppressors rather than the oppressed.

This was minor though, but it did unfortunately bring my opinion down.