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A review by nclcaitlin
Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White
4.0
Miles, a trans autistic teen finds evidence of injustices in his Appalachian small town perpetrated by the local sheriff. After being nearly beaten to death, he and his friend Cooper, whose family has also been affected by the crime, must reckon with a generational family feud with the Sheriff.
Cooper is a golden retriever in a human body.
A retriever with teeth, sure, but big and sweet enough you don't notice.
Not to mention there’s a dog called Lady!
The representation of autism and anxiety was handled so well. Everyone experiences things differently, but Miles was such an authentic character and the stream of conciseness we sometimes got provided such a solid and convincing realistic portrayal and character.
I'm not autistic. I'm weird and socially inept and a picky eater and had to be taught how to smile and made to stop chewing my hair and can't spend more than a few minutes around people before I want to crawl out of my skin and can't take a shower without losing my shit over it and I don't understand people at all.
I'm not autistic. I'm some unsocialized dog.
White has such an addictive way of writing. It is raw. It is brutal. It is honest.
You can feel the rage dripping from their writing that makes it thrilling, pulse-pounding, and enraging.
This has a heavy theme of communism and socialism. It is basically a huge ‘F you’ to the Trump movement and the two parties dictating American politics. In this sense, beware. This is a very timely, heavy, relevant piece that could induce stress and anxiety for the current climate and future. As I don’t live in America, I don’t think this hit me as hard as it might other readers. But I could still feel the impact.
Books that make you think about the world we live in are very powerful and needed to reflect on how we are evolving as society.
I don't got anxiety or nothing. No more than I need to stay in one piece around here, at least. I just-
I don't know. People are too much work, and I don't like most of them.
This begs the question: how do we stop the cycle? Is it okay to get revenge, to strike back, if it’s to further a cause? To hurt others as you were hurt?
Thank you to the publisher for sending me an arc in exchange for a review!
Cooper is a golden retriever in a human body.
A retriever with teeth, sure, but big and sweet enough you don't notice.
Not to mention there’s a dog called Lady!
The representation of autism and anxiety was handled so well. Everyone experiences things differently, but Miles was such an authentic character and the stream of conciseness we sometimes got provided such a solid and convincing realistic portrayal and character.
I'm not autistic. I'm weird and socially inept and a picky eater and had to be taught how to smile and made to stop chewing my hair and can't spend more than a few minutes around people before I want to crawl out of my skin and can't take a shower without losing my shit over it and I don't understand people at all.
I'm not autistic. I'm some unsocialized dog.
White has such an addictive way of writing. It is raw. It is brutal. It is honest.
You can feel the rage dripping from their writing that makes it thrilling, pulse-pounding, and enraging.
This has a heavy theme of communism and socialism. It is basically a huge ‘F you’ to the Trump movement and the two parties dictating American politics. In this sense, beware. This is a very timely, heavy, relevant piece that could induce stress and anxiety for the current climate and future. As I don’t live in America, I don’t think this hit me as hard as it might other readers. But I could still feel the impact.
Books that make you think about the world we live in are very powerful and needed to reflect on how we are evolving as society.
I don't got anxiety or nothing. No more than I need to stay in one piece around here, at least. I just-
I don't know. People are too much work, and I don't like most of them.
This begs the question: how do we stop the cycle? Is it okay to get revenge, to strike back, if it’s to further a cause? To hurt others as you were hurt?
Thank you to the publisher for sending me an arc in exchange for a review!