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Bezig met laden... Turn the Tidedoor Elaine Dimopoulos
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"The Laskarises' relocation to Wilford Island, Florida, is a big key change for Mimi ... Then her science teacher, Ms. Miller, shows her class a TED Talk by Melati and Isabel Wijsen. At ages twelve and ten, they lobbied to ban single-use plastic bags on their home island of Bali--and won. Their story strikes a chord for Mimi. She's twelve. Could a kid like her make such a big change in a place that she's not yet sure feels like home?"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Trigger warnings: N/A
Score: Six out of ten.
Turn the Tide by Elaine Dimopoulos could've been much better. I wanted to read this one, but it was hard to get it as no library had it physically, so I resorted to getting an eBook edition instead. I glanced at the intriguing blurb, and the high ratings yet mixed reviews painted a picture of uncertain expectations, and when I closed the final page, it was okay.
It starts with Demetra 'Mimi' Laskaris, a Greek American, having to move from Massachusetts to Wilford Island in Florida since her parents thought that might improve their business, but that's beside the point. The central point is Mimi sees plastic pollution, and inspired by people like Greta Thunberg, decides to do something about it. Her idea is to get a law passed in Wilford Island to ban plastic and promote better options like using paper bags by getting people to sign a petition, if only she can get past a preemption law, meaning bans are banned (fortunately, she does.)
I liked the theme of climate change and the message advocating for more community action, but if there's one aspect that irritates me the most, it's the sledgehammers, and unfortunately, Dimopoulos used a sledgehammer to shove her ideas into my head, and even though banning plastic is a start, the unsubtlety and preachy tone frustrated me when I read Turn the Tide. I get it. Plastic harms the environment. Why would you repeat that, though? I'm not done yet though, as there are other problems that need addressing, first, the writing style, writing Turn the Tide all in verse is an uncommon choice, and it takes authors who write genuine poetry and not spaced out prose for this to work, but Dimopoulos fell into the trap of the second category. There are few poetic devices. I liked the characters, but Mimi has no other traits other than being an activist, even if it takes over her studies. Writing Mimi so her schoolwork and protesting share equal importance would've been a better decision. The pacing is slow too, with a length of over 300 pages, but at least the climax was engaging, with a protest against plastic and other scenes with Mimi being a step closer to achieving her goal.