Not Here To Be Liked

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When Eliza's frustration spills out in a viral essay, she finds herself inspiring a feminist movement she never meant to start, caught between those who believe she's a gender equality champion and others who think she's simply crying misogyny. Night Mayor Franklefink has vanished from the Transylvanian Express - and it's up to you to solve the case! Part of the Solve Your Own Mystery seri... You heard Winona - Eliza would never be into Len. He stands for everything we’re fighting against.” 😶 suddenly Len is the “face of the patriarchy”.😶 A fresh voiced debut, perfect for anyone who has ever felt unlikable. Not Here To Be Liked is a sharply intelligent read with a touch of painful reality that will leave a mark on your heart." Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series the academic rivals to lovers couldve been brought out more (yes i know this isn’t solely on romance) since imo it was rushed. there was also drama between them which i thought was very middle school vibes so i didn’t really like that either.

Author Luke Palmer introduces his new book, Play (Firefly Press) about four boys growing up together, the challenges, the friendships, and what hap... Now my forehead really goes to town. Seriously? “Our boy” Leonard just joined the Bugle last year. I don’t know what he’s thinking, pulling this move, but it doesn’t change the very obvious fact that he’s greener than an apple Jolly Rancher. Eliza does get her fair share of bullying, and Len doesn’t stand up or says anything supportive about or towards her... in an eavesdropped conversation, Len even agrees she's too much to another student... it makes no sense if he loves her that he’s just going to stand there spineless and watch her get absolutely humiliated O.o but then we get hooking up scenes out of literal nowhere. overall, personally, the romance was a big letdown. The feminism felt so shallow, like Eliza doesn't know much about feminism to begin with and instead of educating herself about if, she just uses the word as a weapon to reach her goal to have Len resign so that she can become editor-in-chief.it occurs to me then what a singular moment this is: here i am, inexplicably in solidarity with Serena, the girl whose entire student-council tenure has been based on nothing but marginally considerate behaviour and attractive boyfriends. Feminism is a funny thing.” this is the perfect example... Eliza claims to be a feminist and suffers under the harsh lens that women are under in society, but she herself is judging others all the time, and in this case, demeaning this girl success, and saying it’s solely because she has “attractive boyfriends”. i’m so confused, cuz this is never clarified but this *has* to be satire, right? right??!! Not Here To Be Liked is the YA contemporary I needed! It follows Eliza Quan the hard-working managing director of her school's newspaper running for the post of editor-in-chief. And she's the perfect choice, until Len, the ex baseball star runs against her and wins. What follows is the start of a feminist movement in her school, questioning the sexist behaviour prevalent.

I also enjoyed the representation when it came to Eliza's Chinese-Viet family and Len being half Japanese and how the history of both were talked about especially when it came to the wars and camps with what previous generations had to suffer through. With Eliza's family I feel like there was more potential for deeper meaningful talks with her mom, but I still enjoyed seeing her bond with her sister grow as the story went on. But yeah phew wow, I can't believe this was a debut novel, it's become an instant favorite and comfort that I definitely see myself rereading. I'm very much looking forward to any future works Quach has in store! And of course there was also Len. I’d have loved to know more about him and if I could have chosen, I’d have included his side of the story as well! But even without his voice, I thoroughly enjoyed this story. This grittily provocative debut explores the horrors of self-harm and the healing power of artistic expression. Could it be,” I say, in as conciliatory a tone as I can manage, “that maybe it’s not an environment where everyone feels comfortable . . . if we’re not allowed to talk publicly about something that is a normal, healthy part of life for every menstruating student and teacher at Willoughby?” So yeah, the story was already problematic for me right from the start, but I thought, Hey surely the romance and the feminism movement will be amazing!

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She even said that she wants people to know her for her brains not for her beauty, because apparently girls can only choose one. finally, i’m going to leave (unfortunately just a few of the) snippets that personally made the me feel like Eliza had few redeemable qualities: there are so many passages regarding her choice of wardrobe that i can’t make myself look up because i didn't save any of them but do i have to say this once in this review because it's mentioned SO MUCH: oversized sweaters are such a COMMON thing!!! every other girl in the world wears oversized sweaters!!! The stuff you said in the manifesto, it was all true. I felt like you were the only one who saw through my bullshit. I felt like you really saw... me.” — noooo not the seeing-through-me-when-nobody-else-did Now, I don’t believe in self-aggrandizing, never have. You’re only as good as your facts, I like to say, in journalism and in life. Here are mine:

this is such a mess to me and i feel like the author basically forgot to make her levelheaded and just left us with this main character that is so contradictory that ruins the book, even though she was given so many opportunities!!! i feel like her mother’s story would’ve been the most PERFECT opportunity to make her see clearly things. but that was a kind of side-commentary that didn't change any of Eliza's behavior. You definitely get it from your dad.” Mom is still pontificating on my facial calisthenics. “It’s such a bad habit.” Why the hell would you want that?” I’d asked once, and Mom had to shush me: “No one’s telling you to!” This book really made me think about how embedded sexism is in all our minds. I LOVED the author’s writing style and how easily she managed to discuss SO many prejudices against women that are happening everyday but aren’t given much of a thought by us.Oh, my parents tell me to keep my head down, too,” Serena pipes up. “They especially don’t like the idea of girls making a scene. It’s totally annoying, but they’re all about that ‘good Asian’ thing.” I scrunch up my face—one eye squinted, nose wrinkled, tongue lolled out sideways. “You don’t think I’m pretty?” I joke, trying to talk and hold the expression at the same time.