![]() ![]() And not just because the colors of girls are decided before they're born, though that's something I know to be true." (Page)"There was no room for me to ask to be called both him and her. McLemore really does write beautifully inclusive stories.3.5 starsNotes to self:"But I've always known it was earlier than that. ![]() ![]() Or for readers looking for stories that center Latinx characters within this genre. Or it could be the source material ("Snow White and Rose Red" "Swan Lake"), so even though this retelling had compelling parts, I just didn't connect deeply enough with its whole.I'm still glad I read Blanca & Roja, and I would definitely recommend it to fans of fairy-tale retellings and magical realism, especially anyone who identifies as transgender and/or genderqueer, or someone who loves or cares about someone who identifies as such. Or maybe it was the short chapters (sometimes only a page long), which made reading feel choppy rather than fluid. Maybe it was the constantly shifting POV among Blanca, Roja, Yearling, and Page. They are where our hearts survive."Once again, McLemore's lush prose kept me turning the pages.But, this time around, the story didn't click for me. ![]() " My hope for you, reader, for all of us, is two sides of the same wish: that the world gives us each the space to write our own story, and that we leave room for each other's stories. ![]()
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