tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post1335389409378452513..comments2023-09-20T17:55:43.908-05:00Comments on BookLust: Reverse discrimination can still hurtAartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-56640717802242809022014-01-17T10:15:01.995-06:002014-01-17T10:15:01.995-06:00I remember this as a book one of my friends read a...I remember this as a book one of my friends read at school, but I became so used to seeing it around I didn't actually find out what it's about. It sounds interesting, and I like the reversal idea (I've seen this done with gender and it's a good concept) but maybe this particular one isn't so good when you're older.Charlie (The Worm Hole)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00675899182238415718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-73064630338017733572014-01-14T05:46:05.515-06:002014-01-14T05:46:05.515-06:00I read this as an adult, too, after seeing it ment...I read this as an adult, too, after seeing it mentioned often as a great reverse-racism book, but didn't go on to read the next book in the sequence. I don't remember the ending, but I know I never went on to recommend the book to anyone, so there was something about it that disappointed me. Maybe it was the ending!Laurie Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177559207735782406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-65750330126140473672014-01-13T20:57:45.286-06:002014-01-13T20:57:45.286-06:00I enjoyed these books when I was younger, but I ag...I enjoyed these books when I was younger, but I agree that they often missed some of the deeper issues that arise with a racist society. I'd be interested to read more of Blackman's work -- I thought the Noughts and Crosses series had interesting ideas in it, and I'd like to see what else she writes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-24575333126551009102014-01-13T16:49:16.218-06:002014-01-13T16:49:16.218-06:00My friend and I were talking about this one, and s...My friend and I were talking about this one, and she pointed out that the book doesn't really show you WHY racism is bad - how it really has colored (for lack of a better term) our interactions with each other and the pathways open to each of us and our political and judicial systems. It got so caught up in a ridiculous romance that it missed out on the "Hey, my life can only go down a limited number of paths because of this situation, and THAT is one of the main things that is wrong with racism."Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-76707816232564197102014-01-13T16:46:25.223-06:002014-01-13T16:46:25.223-06:00Oh, what a bummer that you enjoyed the whole serie...Oh, what a bummer that you enjoyed the whole series until the end!Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-28695665065585149452014-01-13T16:23:14.783-06:002014-01-13T16:23:14.783-06:00I like (a lot) that this book points out the more ...I like (a lot) that this book points out the more nuanced aspects of being a disempowered minority and I love an alternate universe, but something about the perspective switching approach seems a problematic way to approach prejudice. Is it presenting "these things are bad because they are painful and unfair and when that happens to anyone, whether you can identify with them or not, it's bad." Or is it presenting "this would be bad if it happened to YOU so don't do it." I guess the latter helps get to the former. - Elle<br />M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12899748369531328261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-15203812700531558002014-01-13T15:26:40.783-06:002014-01-13T15:26:40.783-06:00I loved the first three in the series, I read them...I loved the first three in the series, I read them when I was about 18, I think. I loved all the small details from the role of the races being 'flipped'. <br /><br />The fourth book was a major disappointment, though.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-73372731168301751722014-01-13T13:24:12.973-06:002014-01-13T13:24:12.973-06:00Yes, I think those details are important for young...Yes, I think those details are important for younger people to note, especially those who haven't really had the chance to interact with people from diverse backgrounds before. I STILL have trouble finding tights that match my skin color (though there are many colors, so I may just be bad at this), so I'm glad Blackman included those so that people could think about the small things that can lead to privilege.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-51802066665995109982014-01-13T13:22:09.608-06:002014-01-13T13:22:09.608-06:00Yeah, I frankly didn't like either of the char...Yeah, I frankly didn't like either of the characters as they were whiny and annoying. Also, I just think there could have been a lot MORE in this book. I think I am saddened by the potential it had vs what it achieved. It just didn't go deep enough for me, but maybe the series gets better as it continues.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-13572240787592697942014-01-13T13:19:24.899-06:002014-01-13T13:19:24.899-06:00I haven't! But I shall look into it. Thanks ...I haven't! But I shall look into it. Thanks for the tip.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-1260857817575609832014-01-13T13:19:09.615-06:002014-01-13T13:19:09.615-06:00It is! And maybe it's enough if you are 14? ...It is! And maybe it's enough if you are 14? But as an adult, it was not.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-39306688580981488242014-01-13T12:38:06.219-06:002014-01-13T12:38:06.219-06:00I definitely really liked this when I was a teenag...I definitely really liked this when I was a teenager (like, a LOT. I love Malorie Blackman) but I've read the other 3 or 4 books more recently and I'm definitely more 'eh' about them. I so agree about the smaller details though, like that bandaid one really really made me go 'huh!' because that wasn't something I'd ever considered in real life before, you know? Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-41019938247640890392014-01-13T11:33:30.873-06:002014-01-13T11:33:30.873-06:00I'm not too sure about this either. I like tha...I'm not too sure about this either. I like that the author thought of reversing the slavery history and seeing what would happen, and maybe the author intended to show that the exact horrible things would have happened nevertheless. But I would like something more in this book and if the characters annoyed you, they would probably annoy me too.Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-78886012397095477552014-01-13T11:28:09.000-06:002014-01-13T11:28:09.000-06:00Have you ever read Ursula LeGuin's Four Ways t...Have you ever read Ursula LeGuin's Four Ways to Forgiveness? It's got a similar conceit--a world where the light-skinned have been enslaved by the dark-skinned, and where this is just now changing--but it's a lovely, intimate examination on teasing apart the system and the individuals who make it up.LibraryHungryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01981967495068772927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-30712319289202072842014-01-13T09:44:14.894-06:002014-01-13T09:44:14.894-06:00That's too bad you didn't like it more bec...That's too bad you didn't like it more because it really is an interesting idea for a series.Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.com