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A review by madeline
Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
A truly delicious slice of life x coming of age story. Fourteen year old Mary Jane is hired to look after the new neighbors' five year old daughter for the summer, a big coup since the girl's father is a doctor and therefore very impressive to her traditional, strait-laced parents. What her parents don't know is that he's actually a psychologist, and he's going to spend the whole summer attending to one patient: a famous rock star. Against the backdrop of a hot, sticky Baltimore summer, Mary Jane begins to understand adulthood and parenting, shifting gender roles and expressions of love, and how to believe in yourself when the people you think are most important to you don't.
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Racism, and Antisemitism