Last year I dabbled in steampunk and reviewed The Girl in the Steel Corset. Despite me not intending to go further with the series, I was once again suckered by the dress on the cover! As always, these books are a quick read, and perfect for... Read the rest of this post
2 Comments on TURNING PAGES: The Girl in the Clockwork Collar, by Kady Cross, last added: 5/21/2012
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I was pretty concerned with the way Mei was presented as well. Especially considering how often Cross appropriates Asian culture into her characters' style and interests. If it was essential for the character of Mei to betray Jasper the way she did, at least Cross could have given us a little WHY...or perhaps another Asian character portrayed in a positive light.
Thanks for your comment, Michelle. There's so much drama surrounding covers and ethnicity in YA fiction sometimes and I didn't want to create excess drama - but it felt important to say something, because what was presented in this novel was an Asian girl largely without context, and she felt added in just for her Asian-ness, which makes her more trope than character... Which is unfortunate, when there was much more potential for an exploration of culture, and class and identity, and the REASONS behind who she was in the story.