so much of this book feels like general colonialism with some ctrl+f and replacing the real resources stolen with silver and/or magic? I still don't mind it for reasons I've mentioned before but like okay we get it

For members of any and all marginalized groups, what books have made you feel seen and/or are books you consider "the most" accurate representation? I've come across a lot of books that, while touted as representation, feel a little flat or stereotypical. Not all members of marginalized groups are going to be the best spokespeople through the written word, and everyone has a different experience, so not every book is going to be great representation for every person.

So which books really resonated with you and your experience, fiction or nonfiction, hopeful or devastating, overtly about marginalization or not?

I would love to know what books yall think are excellent examples of showing over telling and what books you think do an exorbatant amount of telling over showing. I want to do a compare and contrast project of my own based on these recommendations

I've seen a lot of critiques on books that seem to always come down to the whole "this author does a lot of telling, not showing" argument.

Now, I think a lot of people take this stance and run with it to an extreme a lot because any sort of telling is often seen as something negative within a story when in reality depending on what/how/why an author is writing their story, some things NEED to be told directly to the audience. There are smoother ways to go about telling an audience certain things but telling is not a sign of a poorly written book. Telling and showing are tools that can be used at the author's discretion in whatever way is best to tell their story.

So I wanted to see what others think are excellent examples of using these tools and which ones are not. This should be interesting!

Just downloaded the app and omg its amazing!! i love it so much already 😍✨ best book app ive ever come acrossed 🫶🏼 its so nice to meet you all btw :)💗💗💗

the audiobook for this is truly fantastic