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Ken Hilton rules Willows High with his carbon copies, Ken Roberts and Ken Carson, standing next to his throne. It can be hard to tell the Kens apart. There are minor differences in each edition, but all Kens are created from the same mold, straight out of Satan's doll factory. Soul sold seperately. Tommy Rawlins can't help but compare himself to these shimmering images of perfection that glide though the halls. But in a school where the Kens are queens who are treated like Queens, Tommy isn't on their shelf. A once-in-a-lifetime chance at becoming a Ken changes everything for Tommy, just as his eye is caught by the new doll on campus, Blaine. But when their shared desire to overthrow Ken Hilton takes a shocking turn, Tommy must decide how willing he is to reinvent himself - inside and out. Is this new version of Tommy everything he's always wanted to be, or has he become a puppet in a sadistic plan? Award-winning author Raziel Reid turns his razor-sharp wit on today's obsessions with social media, looks and the next big thing in this satirical novel.
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what is 2018's worst contribution to the world? the heathers tv show or kens?
kens honestly reads as a queer genderswapped heathers, but y'know, nowhere near as good as the 80s film. the concept of teenage suicide (don't do it) from the film was completely thrown out the window, as in kids in this book kill themselves in order to be validated by the titular kens. just awful. i understand it's meant to be darkly comedic but it just doesn't quite land.
note to everyone ever: please stop trying to emulate the cult classic heathers because it just isn't possible.
content warnings for literally everything in this book including drug use, murder, a ton of suicide, bullying, homophobic slurs and eating disorders