I loved being inside her head, seeing how she thought about things, from the Lewis and Clark expedition to misogyny to racist police violence to class dynamics to strangers on the bus. That’s generally one of the things about this novel that I loved the most, the way Jade has an analysis of so much that’s going on, is constantly reading power and privilege at work, analyzing it, thinking about it, and is also touched so deeply by it emotionally. Jade grapples with fat oppression and has an analysis of it, while it still also gets inside sometimes. The fat rep in the book resonated, felt real. I especially loved getting to witness Jade’s relationship with her mom, and how much support she draws from it. I love the moments between the women, watching Jade and her mentor, or her mentor and her mom. Most of the central characters are Black women, both teenagers and adults. It’s also about police violence targeting Black folks, and activism against racist police violence. It’s very much about class, art, and finding ways to speak up for yourself and be true to who you are. This novel is told from the POV of Jade, a fat Black poor teen artist growing up in Portland. I now will read this author’s entire backlist because it’s just brilliant, in more ways than I have words for. Gorgeous writing, wonderful and complex characterization, a beautiful arc.
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