October 18th: The New Wilderness
The concept of this book is dystopian. We are dropped into a new world where our main character has just birthed her stillborn…
Read MoreThe concept of this book is dystopian. We are dropped into a new world where our main character has just birthed her stillborn…
Read MoreAll repeated names are highlighted in specific colors to hopefully provide some fun relief (and it looks cool). This was the most awkward…
Read MoreIn Parts 1-3, we meet our main character Wallace. He is a black gay man living in the midwest while attending grad school…
Read MoreShuggie: As Shuggie gets older we can see how his difference makes him a target. He is still being bullied in school for…
Read MoreShuggie: We don’t get a lot of time with Shuggie in these chapters, but what we do get is very significant. In chapter…
Read MoreShuggie Bain: We meet him in the first chapter of the book. He is 15 and lives in a flat with three (?)…
Read MorePart 3 of the novel follows Tambu as she finds her way at the Green Jacaranda- an eco tourist business. Here, Tambu still…
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