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kerrireads's review
challenging
emotional
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Grief, Drug use, and Death
marywahlmeierbracciano's review
challenging
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Jason Reynolds' Long Way Down was the perfect book to remix as a graphic novel. The free verse text unfolds into a smooth, illustrated narrative alongside Danica Novgorodoff's expressive watercolors. I think this format will also be more enticing and accessible to teen readers than Reynolds' novel in verse. In the story, fifteen-year-old Will is on his way to shoot the guy who shot and killed his brother. On the elevator to the ground floor, he's visited by family and friends who'd also fallen to gun violence. This is a touching, telling, beautiful book about—above all—love.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Grief, and Murder
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