Name: Chasing Pacquiao
Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)

Rod Pulido

Chasing Pacquiao

Rod A. Pulido

thank you to penguin teen for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

whenever i see a story like this, that has such a clear message about what it wants to say. about how it’s okay to be your truest self, especially when intersectionality is included. especially when your idol might not turn out to be “on your side”. especially when there are people trying to knock you down at ever step. it’s just unfortunate when these stories fall short.

i think my biggest issue… why is it okay to drop one type of slur towards queer people tens of times, but another gets censored. rosie literally says the f slur “jokingly” about how she’s friends with a gay person. but the d slur isn’t okay after she goes go the dance and someone uses it? i’m not comprehending why one gets a pass. especially since she’s not queer herself. and let me just say, the f slur is used A LOT. like a lot a lot, it’s actually wild. not by the main characters, except that one time, but still. it’s overwhelming.

anyway, let alone my issues with just the sheer violence (verbally and physically) we see. bobby as a main character really did irritate me. actually, honestly. most of the characters did. but since it’s bobby’s story let’s start with him. mainly, i feel like we has constantly complaining about every little thing brandon, rosie, luke, whoever in his life, did something. he was constantly judging their actions (was it sometimes justified? yeah, maybe. but it was nonetheless frustrating). brandon was naive beyond belief. rosie was just annoying. she would not let things 

for the love of all that is good. especially when the headlines about pacquiao came out. all around, i just found it difficult to like anyone in this story really, which makes it tough when you want to literally root for them to win the fight.

overall, this was just disappointing. i think the message of the story got lost in the sauce essentially. lost in bobby’s one track mindedness of the fight, of boxing.

ash (smokedshelves)

thank you to penguin teen for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

whenever i see a story like this, that has such a clear message about what it wants to say. about how it’s okay to be your truest self, especially when intersectionality is included. especially when your idol might not turn out to be “on your side”. especially when there are people trying to knock you down at ever step. it’s just unfortunate when these stories fall short.

i think my biggest issue… why is it okay to drop one type of slur towards queer people tens of times, but another gets censored. rosie literally says the f slur “jokingly” about how she’s friends with a gay person. but the d slur isn’t okay after she goes go the dance and someone uses it? i’m not comprehending why one gets a pass. especially since she’s not queer herself. and let me just say, the f slur is used A LOT. like a lot a lot, it’s actually wild. not by the main characters, except that one time, but still. it’s overwhelming.

anyway, let alone my issues with just the sheer violence (verbally and physically) we see. bobby as a main character really did irritate me. actually, honestly. most of the characters did. but since it’s bobby’s story let’s start with him. mainly, i feel like we has constantly complaining about every little thing brandon, rosie, luke, whoever in his life, did something. he was constantly judging their actions (was it sometimes justified? yeah, maybe. but it was nonetheless frustrating). brandon was naive beyond belief. rosie was just annoying. she would not let things go for the love of all that is good. especially when the headlines about pacquiao came out. all around, i just found it difficult to like anyone in this story really, which makes it tough when you want to literally root for them to win the fight.

overall, this was just disappointing. i think the message of the story got lost in the sauce essentially. lost in bobby’s one track mindedness of the fight, of boxing.

Chasing Pacquiao

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