I am against any book that preaches befriending your bully, forgiving them, being submissive and accepting abuse because 'maybe the bully has a bad home life.' Fuck that shit. TL DR I was not on board with this message to children. The book could have been worse, they could have been true friends at the end but it was bad enough that I was peeved. And telling Nat to fuck off would not be 'mean' on Olive's part, or make her 'a bad kid,' she should be able to defend herself emotionally against bullies. Nat definitely needs to be told to fuck off. Teach your daughters to tell people to 'Fuck off!' when needed. Teaching girls to take abuse and be submissive because 'you always have to be nice' and 'good girls are nice' is SO toxic. Stop just taking the abuse and being submissive. If Olive was my daughter I'd tell her to stay the hell away from Nat and, if need be, stand up to her. That's not justified by the fact that Nat's parents are getting a divorce. I mean, the interview in the back of the book makes it seem like the author views Nat and Olive as 'just not getting along' and 'rub each other the wrong way' or some shit but in reality Olive is nothing but kind and welcoming to Nat and Nat is a total asshole to her. The book ends with the girls making peace, but not being exactly 'friends' but I was aggrieved. Natasha is toxic and Olive does NOT have to be friends with her. My main problem is that the book is like, "Oh, they should be FRIENDS! Olive should be UNDERSTANDING! It must be HARD for Nat being the new girl in school!" Etc. She bullies her (even going so far as to egg her house at one point) and basically makes Olive miserable.
However, Natasha is an asshole, she treats Olive like crap. Olive is nothing but nice to this girl, takes her around, introduces her to everyone, and goes out of her way to make her feel welcome and included. I have been reading Miller's work and enjoying it, but she kind of lost me on this one.Ī new girl (Natasha) comes to Olive's school.
I wasn't really a fan of this book's message. I don't have an opening quote for this book.
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