Moxie novel6/5/2023 I can look back on books like “The Hunger Games” and not feel anything for them anymore. It was the plot, the action, that really gave the writing its power. The writing was great it wasn’t anything I haven’t seen before, more so in the sense that reading a YA novel with a teenaged-cis-female protagonist tends to come with its typical tropes and genre conformances. I know that that’s going to sound a little stupid but it’s true. The thing that struck me most about this book was the plot. I have some issues with certain aspects of the plot, but overall I think that this is an incredible book that a lot more people need to read. It struck me in a way that a book hasn’t in a very long time, and I’m including books that I have raved about within the last year. Inspired by her mother and the Riot Grrrl movement in the 90s, Vivian creates “Moxie” and starts a movement that will shake her school to its core.īefore I go into the nitty-gritty of this book, I have to say that I absolutely ADORED this story. The story is told from the perspective of Vivian Carter, a junior at East Rockport High School who creates a zine in an attempt to combat the sexist tendencies of her school. First published in September 2017, “Moxie” is the fourth novel to be published by American author Jennifer Mathieu.
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