Naughts and Crosses

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Malorie Blackman: Naughts and Crosses (2005, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

386 pages

English language

Published Nov. 9, 2005 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

ISBN:
978-1-4169-0016-0
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In a world where the pale-skinned Naughts are discriminated against by the politically and socially powerful dark-skinned Crosses, teenagers Callum--a Naught--and Sephy--a Cross--test whether their love is strong enough to survive their society's racism.

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I found the book to be fine, middle of the road in terms of enjoyment. I liked the family dynamics much more than the relationship between Callum and Sephy, which could be very tedious to read through at times. I also found the pacing to be erratic almost, going from one scene being dragged on through chapters to massive time skips with very little context that there had been one. I appreciated the exploration of racism but found that it could be surface level in its analysis of it.

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Subjects

  • Love -- Fiction
  • Racism -- Fiction
  • Prejudices -- Fiction
  • Race relations -- Fiction
  • Interpersonal relations -- Fiction
  • Conduct of life -- Fiction