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A review by sweekune
PET by Akwaeke Emezi
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
⭐ 5/5 ⭐
In the utopia of Lucille, everyone knows there are no monsters. So when a strange entity appears to teenager Jam, telling her of a monster in her best friend's house, it comes as a shock. Jam and the entity Pet must hunt down this monster that shouldn't exist.
- I loved the idea of Lucille, this utopia where after a revolution there are no monster (e.g. murderers, predators etc). I particularly love how open and normal queer and polyamorous lives are and that none of the characters have any issue with these things. However, I really enjoy the dismantling of this utopic idea and how blind people can be when they think they've dealt with all the problems.
- The autistic representation seems well done and I like how Jam isn't shown as a stereotype but a whole, well-rounded human and that her society does not treat her as less. In fact I love how her traits are used to enhance the story in a way that seems perfectly natural.
- Pet and the idea of how Pet came to be was really cool. Pet's appearance sounded amazing and super vivid. The way Pet and Jam interact is fun too.
I think this would be an excellent book for lots of people. For kids and younger teens I think it's an excellent book about community strength but also the need to avoid complacency, plus lots of queer and global majority representation. For others it's an easy to digest story with warnings but incredibly enjoyable.
In the utopia of Lucille, everyone knows there are no monsters. So when a strange entity appears to teenager Jam, telling her of a monster in her best friend's house, it comes as a shock. Jam and the entity Pet must hunt down this monster that shouldn't exist.
- I loved the idea of Lucille, this utopia where after a revolution there are no monster (e.g. murderers, predators etc). I particularly love how open and normal queer and polyamorous lives are and that none of the characters have any issue with these things. However, I really enjoy the dismantling of this utopic idea and how blind people can be when they think they've dealt with all the problems.
- The autistic representation seems well done and I like how Jam isn't shown as a stereotype but a whole, well-rounded human and that her society does not treat her as less. In fact I love how her traits are used to enhance the story in a way that seems perfectly natural.
- Pet and the idea of how Pet came to be was really cool. Pet's appearance sounded amazing and super vivid. The way Pet and Jam interact is fun too.
I think this would be an excellent book for lots of people. For kids and younger teens I think it's an excellent book about community strength but also the need to avoid complacency, plus lots of queer and global majority representation. For others it's an easy to digest story with warnings but incredibly enjoyable.