I think it's also a nice reminder that Books Back Then Were All About The White Dudes is not as accurate a statement as recent received wisdom would have it
Yes! Very much agree. I was pleasantly surprised by the unselfconscious diversity of the casting, and the clever lil' skewerings the author dropped in here and there wrt classism, ableism, etc... I never heard of this book as a kid and I wish I had; it's really well-crafted and incisive in addition to all the fun :)
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Date: 2022-02-05 02:28 am (UTC)Yes! Very much agree. I was pleasantly surprised by the unselfconscious diversity of the casting, and the clever lil' skewerings the author dropped in here and there wrt classism, ableism, etc... I never heard of this book as a kid and I wish I had; it's really well-crafted and incisive in addition to all the fun :)