tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post9109595639759232975..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Cybils Finalist Review: ELEANOR & PARK by Rainbow RowellSarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-39909543429869082822014-03-27T16:30:15.014-07:002014-03-27T16:30:15.014-07:00That's interesting indeed...It did not strike ...That's interesting indeed...It did not strike me as racist, but it did sort of gloss over lots of the potential and/or very real complications that went along with being of mixed race, and of being Asian American specifically, in the 1980s. That was another reason for me to put it in the romance genre to some extent--I don't think it was the purpose of the book to analyze the subtleties of race and ethnicity. And no book can be all things to all people, certainly. It was not one of my major complaints by any means.Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-10720639991275000632014-03-27T16:18:57.210-07:002014-03-27T16:18:57.210-07:00INTERESTING take on it, Sarah. Other reviews I'...INTERESTING take on it, Sarah. Other reviews I've found have also discussed this book as racist, which I found interesting. Haven't read it yet myself.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.com