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Deborah Levy
Positive Booklist \"Levy seeks to elevate those who helped pioneer significant movements under the heavy shadow of their male counterparts. Other entries examine the enduring inheritance of trauma, philosophical interpretations of culture, and the subconscious as a source of artistic inspiration. Many are rich with theory and scholarly references, which may limit the collection’s appeal beyond the literary sphere. Followers of French Existentialism and Levy’s unique wit and wisdom will be delighted.\
Rufi Thorpe
Positive Booklist Margo’s charming voice is the perfect vehicle for modeling the power gained by fashioning your own story in defiance of the criticism and dictates of others.
Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez
Positive Booklist Captivating ... The author modestly recounts the rigorous education she procured while simultaneously assuming guardianship of her younger brother and financially supporting her family back in Mexico. This is an inspirational example of dedication, devotion, and triumph over multiple oppressive juggernauts.
Daniel Hornsby
Positive Booklist Playful ... Charles’ sardonic tone and rapier wit, however, provide scant cover for his insecurity and desperation for parental approval ... Capitalizes on the hot trend of vilifying the wealthy and uncontrolled tech but maneuvers among them in thoroughly entertaining and inventive ways.
Samantha Leach
Mixed Booklist What begins as an intimate memorial grows to a scathing indictment of a teen rehabilitation system that the author describes as not only ineffective but deliberately predatory. Leach also provides the reader with an interesting insider perspective on social media as an aggregator and amplifier of shared grief. Leach is clearly passionate about her loss, but an overreliance on opinion, broad generalizations, and emotional conjecture conspire to undermine her objectivity, thereby sacrificing comprehensive balance.
Lisa Belkin
Positive Booklist Readers will be grateful for the prefacing family trees to disentangle an intricate web of relationships. True-crime aficionados will savor the detailed depiction of the crime and references to the notorious Leopold and Loeb murder case that tangentially contributed to its outcome.