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It's so much worse than people said.

If you read to the end of the chapter you find out that the poor oppressed white girl's term she uses constantly for her black overlords is considered a jawdropping slur. The book is apparently a metaphor for the current miserable horrors of a world where you can't insult other races with impunity despite how white and blonde you are.

In other news Host is winning the poll handily.

Date: 2012-08-12 05:18 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
I hope you do a ruthless thorough review of this like you did for the hunger games series. I loved that series as I could mock my friends who inconceivably enjoyed the books :D

Date: 2012-08-22 03:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] farla.livejournal.com
Well, it feels like everyone already knows it sucks, and to really do it justice it should be someone really familiar with racial stereotypes - I was noticing some that were blatant, but I'm sure that was just the tip of the sparkling pearl-white iceberg.

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