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A review by oddsocksagain
A Mark on My Soul by Jordon Greene
3.0
I'm not sure how I feel about this book. It was great in some respects but it also felt a bit shockworthy for the sake of being shockworthy. Although the story itself is one that easily exists in reality.
I think I struggled with the age of the characters - some things made sense and some didn't. And the main character didn't get out of their own head for 2 minutes to contemplate things happening. Sure teenagers are like that but they're supposed to be older teenagers and to be more aware? Things seems to be contradictory in places like that and it's still a decent book and well written and some of the writing about feelings are well written and hit hard.
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Maybe I've just been reading queer joy for so long that something like this just isn't what I want any more.
I think I struggled with the age of the characters - some things made sense and some didn't. And the main character didn't get out of their own head for 2 minutes to contemplate things happening. Sure teenagers are like that but they're supposed to be older teenagers and to be more aware? Things seems to be contradictory in places like that and it's still a decent book and well written and some of the writing about feelings are well written and hit hard.
Main spoilers:
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Maybe I've just been reading queer joy for so long that something like this just isn't what I want any more.