Richy K Chandler
Auteur de When Are You Going to Get a Proper Job?: Parenting and the Creative Muse
Œuvres de Richy K Chandler
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Lucy the Octopus by Richy K. Chandler is a book I requested from NetGalley and the review is voluntary. This book is for younger teens and is in graphic novel form. It is clever in how the author uses the sea and sea creatures to get his message across. Lucy is considered uncool even by her family until she ends up somewhere else. She also gains self esteem herself. The subject of bullying, low self-esteem and group perception is explorer tactfully. Enjoyed the artwork and creativity!
I am highly disappointed in this book. Lucy is picked on by everyone. Her siblings, her schoolmates, her parents. She does make a friend, but wants to be a secret friend so the cool kids don’t find out. I thought things would pick up once Lucy earned the spot as the lead guitarist for her favorite band, but nope. She has to wear a watermelon helmet so her Uncool does not rub off on others. It doesn’t matter that she is the best guitar player, only how she looks. But it’s not just that. The author has other characters call Lucy and “fag”, a “dike”, etc. It just gets on my nerves. I almost didn’t finish this book. It was really close. Yes it does redeem itself in the end, but it takes over ¾ of the book for that to even begin. Just UGHHHH and NO!… (plus d'informations)
Note: I accessed digital review copies of this book through NetGalley and Edelweiss.
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 6
- Membres
- 21
- Popularité
- #570,576
- Évaluation
- 2.8
- Critiques
- 4
- ISBN
- 10
Age 4-6
Source: Lacey Timberland Regional Library.