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A review by samimyers
Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer
5.0
RATING - New favorite book of all-time
"Megs, you made a mistake. You're allowed to make a mistake."
cw: attempted suicide, talk of abortion, bullying, talk of racism, gun violence, parental abuse
How does one articulate how much a book has impacted them? Truly.
This book touches on some nuanced thought - the main being the shades of gray in people. What mistake is too far and can someone still be good if they've made terrible mistakes. All the characters in this book have flaws, just like all of us do. I think every single character in this book is being faced with the consequences of some action they've taken and it made all the characters so distinct and intriguing. I hated some of the characters in this book at points but by the end of the narrative, it really made me think - why did I view what this person did as worse than what this other person did?
I feel I could dissect this book for ages and ages but god this made so many great points. Some people may not agree with the points made, but I really appreciated the dialogue on privilege and money.
On top of all of that these characters were beautifully crafted (as always) and I loved them all to pieces. Okay - that's not entirely true some of these characters were vile but as I said, nuanced.
The romance in this was top notch and our main characters were just amazing amazing amazing. I also loved loved loved the added sister dynamic between Maegan and Samantha - it was just amazing to read. I think this may be a perfect book???? My favorite Kemmerer???? My top 5 favorite books of all time???? Wow.
"Megs, you made a mistake. You're allowed to make a mistake."
cw: attempted suicide, talk of abortion, bullying, talk of racism, gun violence, parental abuse
How does one articulate how much a book has impacted them? Truly.
This book touches on some nuanced thought - the main being the shades of gray in people. What mistake is too far and can someone still be good if they've made terrible mistakes. All the characters in this book have flaws, just like all of us do. I think every single character in this book is being faced with the consequences of some action they've taken and it made all the characters so distinct and intriguing. I hated some of the characters in this book at points but by the end of the narrative, it really made me think - why did I view what this person did as worse than what this other person did?
I feel I could dissect this book for ages and ages but god this made so many great points. Some people may not agree with the points made, but I really appreciated the dialogue on privilege and money.
On top of all of that these characters were beautifully crafted (as always) and I loved them all to pieces. Okay - that's not entirely true some of these characters were vile but as I said, nuanced.
The romance in this was top notch and our main characters were just amazing amazing amazing. I also loved loved loved the added sister dynamic between Maegan and Samantha - it was just amazing to read. I think this may be a perfect book???? My favorite Kemmerer???? My top 5 favorite books of all time???? Wow.