Dig
Author: A.S King
Date Published: March 26th 2019 by Dutton Books For Young Readers
Date Read: May 12 2019 - May 16 2019
Pages: 394
Rating: 5/5
Date Published: March 26th 2019 by Dutton Books For Young Readers
Date Read: May 12 2019 - May 16 2019
Pages: 394
Rating: 5/5
Quotes I Like
“You wonder why I'm so uptight about entitle white culture? It's not just that I live here half the time and see real poverty. It's not just the snack baskets in first class. It's because entitled white culture encourages those inside it to never look outside their own fucking worlds. We blow everything off because we're so concerned with looking good we can't just feel.”
“You don't have to be racist to not know you're white.
But sometimes you do. And Marla has no idea she's white or that the whole world was made for people like her.”
“You don't have to be racist to not know you're white.
But sometimes you do. And Marla has no idea she's white or that the whole world was made for people like her.”
Review
In true A.S King fashion this book did not shy away from hard topics and issues. WE NEED MORE BOOKS LIKE THIS! Books like Dig make you look at yourself and the world around you and question everything. This book, I felt did a great job talking about racism both big and small, easy to spot and hard to see. It also tackled many other issues that I think young people face all the time. All though gruesome in some parts, life is gruesome sometimes and this book did not shy away from this. I could read this book again and again. It had complex characters, engaging plot and great pacing, these are the kinds of books I look forward to reading.