Two friends reread and discuss books from their childhoods! Join Jacqueline and Sophie as they take a critical eye to the books that they loved as children. Read along or don't - it's up to you!
In this bonus episode of Were the Kids Alright, Sophie discusses Kalynn Bayron's YA book, Cinderella Is Dead. This episode was originally recorded in February which is why Bud, Not Buddy is mentioned as the most recent release.
Content Warnings: sexual assault, sexism, racism, homophobia, murder, immortality, and forced marriage.
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16 Aug 2021
Ruby Redfort, Look Into My Eyes
This week, we read Ruby Redfort, Look Into My Eyes by Lauren Child. We discuss what it takes to write a book-within-a-book, Lauren Child’s Clarice Bean problem, Ruby’s unnecessary sassiness, and how suspicious it is that a supposedly-good non-governmental spy agency needs help from a child.
Content Warnings: Cultural appropriation, museum ethics, societal ignorance, discussion of criminal justice systems, teenagers in danger, kidnapping, and murder.
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More About Khotan
https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/khotan-i-pre-islamic-history (https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/khotan-i-pre-islamic-history)
https://www.thoughtco.com/khotan-xingjiang-uygur-autonomous-region-171478 (https://www.thoughtco.com/khotan-xingjiang-uygur-autonomous-region-171478)
https://isaw.nyu.edu/events/archive/2017/eighth-century-khotan (https://isaw.nyu.edu/events/archive/2017/eighth-century-khotan)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Khotan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Khotan)
2 Aug 2021
Divergent (Part 2)
This "week" we read Divergent, by Veronica Roth. This is the second part of our discussion, where we discuss characters and fanfiction takes and give our final assessments of the book.
Content Warnings: Suicide, racism, sexual assault, domestic violence, so much abuse of all different kinds, discussion of homelessness, needles, mind control, and harmful societal ideology.
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