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In the Neighborhood of True
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ARC provided from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review (thank you Algonquin Young Readers!!)
trigger warnings for antisemitism, racism, terrorist behavior. somebody explain to me how this book is set in 1958 when everything that happened in it could’ve happened in 2019 and it would still be relevant?? 1958 AND 2019 ARE 60 YEARS APART. this is such a heartbreaking and disappointing thought and I can’t believe we as a species literally just….. consistently mess up without ever worrying about doing better.
In the Neighborhood of True is such a powerful read, and an even more brilliant debut. its political and religious parallels with today’s social issues makes up for a harsh reality check, which Susan Kaplan Carlton pulls off masterfully. her characters speak volumes of the kind of oppression that was commonplace in the 50s and 60s, social conflict and everything included. all political issues aside, I’m also truly just wonderstruck. Susan Kaplan Carlton’s writing skills are INCREDIBLE. In the Neighborhood of True captured me in its beautiful balance of severity and lightness—its soft, comical moments mixed in with offhanded, internalized antisemitism and racism. Ruth and her family genuinely were amazingly crafted, complex characters and I couldn’t get enough of them.
my one and only semi-lukewarm note on this book is that the ending felt a bit rushed and slightly anticlimactic since we’d been building up to that final scene from the very first chapter of the book, and really nothing much happened in the end. I would’ve maybe liked to see some more of the true aftermath of the legal implications related to Ruth’s case, but to be fair this is actually quite a short and quick read and dragging the end out might not have been a good idea because it would’ve completely broken the incredible tone and pacing of this book. aside from that, though, In the Neighborhood of True is a highly recommended read!! thanks again to NetGalley and Algonquin Young Readers for providing a free copy of this book!!
READ THIS REVIEW ON MY BLOG!!!
https://bit.ly/2K8usZe
ARC provided from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review (thank you Algonquin Young Readers!!)
trigger warnings for antisemitism, racism, terrorist behavior. somebody explain to me how this book is set in 1958 when everything that happened in it could’ve happened in 2019 and it would still be relevant?? 1958 AND 2019 ARE 60 YEARS APART. this is such a heartbreaking and disappointing thought and I can’t believe we as a species literally just….. consistently mess up without ever worrying about doing better.
In the Neighborhood of True is such a powerful read, and an even more brilliant debut. its political and religious parallels with today’s social issues makes up for a harsh reality check, which Susan Kaplan Carlton pulls off masterfully. her characters speak volumes of the kind of oppression that was commonplace in the 50s and 60s, social conflict and everything included. all political issues aside, I’m also truly just wonderstruck. Susan Kaplan Carlton’s writing skills are INCREDIBLE. In the Neighborhood of True captured me in its beautiful balance of severity and lightness—its soft, comical moments mixed in with offhanded, internalized antisemitism and racism. Ruth and her family genuinely were amazingly crafted, complex characters and I couldn’t get enough of them.
my one and only semi-lukewarm note on this book is that the ending felt a bit rushed and slightly anticlimactic since we’d been building up to that final scene from the very first chapter of the book, and really nothing much happened in the end. I would’ve maybe liked to see some more of the true aftermath of the legal implications related to Ruth’s case, but to be fair this is actually quite a short and quick read and dragging the end out might not have been a good idea because it would’ve completely broken the incredible tone and pacing of this book. aside from that, though, In the Neighborhood of True is a highly recommended read!! thanks again to NetGalley and Algonquin Young Readers for providing a free copy of this book!!
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Reading Progress
November 14, 2018
– Shelved
November 14, 2018
– Shelved as:
to-read
February 12, 2019
– Shelved as:
arc
March 23, 2019
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Started Reading
March 23, 2019
– Shelved as:
2019-reads
April 4, 2019
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Finished Reading
