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Bezig met laden... This Little Lightdoor Lori Lansens
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. As an atheist, it was quite refreshing to read about an atheist protagonist, because sadly I haven’t read many books featuring one. Rory isn’t the perfect protagonist, but she’s the first to admit her faults. She acknowledges her privilege and her part in injustice as she’s attempting to right it. The other characters are developed just as well as Rory is. I completely loathed the character of Jinny and spewed horrible epithets at this fictional character. I also enjoyed the setup of the book in blog form with the flashbacks. It made for an intense and pulse pounding read. This book surely won’t be for everyone, particularly conservative and devout readers who may take offense by the subject matter and coarse language. I loved how this book pulled no punches; it’s bold and brash, just like it’s protagonist. It shines a light on the hypocrisy often associated with religion and abstinence-only education. It also explores the subjects of immigration, sexism, alt-right violence, influencer culture, among others. The ending was an utter gut punch and I wish it could have been different, but it continued the theme of being bold. This Little Light by Lori Lansens is a dystopian (unless you belong to the Cult of Evangelicalism, in which case you might think just the opposite) novel set in the very near future (2024). I was torn on a five star scale between a four and a five. The illustration of the current craziness taken to its logical end is important to understand. The inherent contradictions between what is said (and demanded of OTHERS) and what the hypocrites do are made crystal clear here. Even a high school student can see and understand the tremendous immorality and unethical "beliefs" of these people. And that is in addition to the dangers of both misusing and mismanaging social media. And, as is usually the case in the US, which is where this is set, those who pay the highest price are women and people of color. The main thing that made me consider a four star rating was really more about my slowness in getting used to Rory's voice, that of a teenager. Namely a teenager in a privileged community and the types of speech they might use. But, in fact, I did become accustomed to the phrasing and the slang and, at least where I am, there are young people who speak like that and especially who post comments like that. So while it doesn't represent every young person, it does represent a fair number of those like Rory. While the action of the immediate story takes place over just a couple days, we get background in flashback form. If you dislike flashbacks as a way to fill in the past without turning the book into a slower paced story taking place over a longer time frame, then you may get frustrated here. I found the flashbacks to be effective in slowly filling me in while the action spirals out of control. I think there are probably many ways to understand this story. One is simply as a dystopian novel using current events taken to an extreme as the foundation. If, like me, you think we have already gone beyond extreme in our having a pathological liar as POTUS, faux Christians wanting to tell everyone what they can do, and a complete disregard for those different from us, then this is not just a novel but a warning that we need to stop this nonsense. By whatever means necessary! For me, this is a call to arms. I recommend this to fans of dystopian literature as well as those who ask themselves every day 'what new hell are these faux Christians and their Trumpenfuehrer leader going to try to unleash on us today?' If you're one of them, well, you'll probably side with wackos in this book. Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"This brilliant new novel by the bestselling author of The Girls and The Mountain Story is an urgent bulletin from an all-too-believable near future in which the religious right has come out on top. And where a smart young girl who questions the new order is suddenly a terrorist. Taking place over 48 hours in the year 2023, this is the story of Rory Ann Miller, on the run with her best friend because they are accused of bombing their posh Californian high school during an American Virtue Ball. There's a bounty on their heads, and a social media storm of trolls flying around them, not to mention a posse of law enforcement, attack helicopters and drones trying to track them down. Rory's mom, a social activist and lawyer, has been arrested and implicated in her daughter's "crimes" whereas her dad (who betrayed his wife and daughter in a nasty divorce) is cooperating with the authorities. The story exists in a universe of gated communities, born-again Christians, Probationary Citizens (once known as "Dreamers"), re-criminalized abortion and birth control, teenage virginity oaths and something called the Red Market, which is either a Conservative bogey-man created to further polarize the "base" or a criminal network making money from selling unwanted babies to whomever wants them and fetal tissue to cosmetics and drug companies. Rory is cynical and scared, furious and scathing, betrayed and looking for something or someone to trust. What she has to say about the dads and bosses and politicians lining up to keep women in their place, and about the ways women collaborate in their own undermining, is fierce, and funny, and sad, and true."--
2023. Rory Ann Miller is on the run with her best friend Feliza Lopez because they are accused of bombing their posh Californian high school during an American Virtue Ball. Rory's mom, a social activist and lawyer, has been arrested and implicated in her daughter's "crimes" whereas her dad is cooperating with the authorities. Rory is cynical and scared, furious and scathing, betrayed and looking for something or someone to trust. As she blogs their story, what she has to say about the dads and bosses and politicians lining up to keep women in their place, and about the ways women collaborate in their own undermining, is fierce, and funny, and sad, and true. -- adapted from jacket Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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this is really, really well done.