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Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds

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zspettif's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Read this if you want to feel something. A masterpiece.

hecksyeah's review

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emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was a beautiful comic adaptation for the novel of the same name. The art work was beautiful and expressive and the writing was poetry. I look forward to reading the novel next.

katherine_kelley's review

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I knew that this was going to be emotionally powerful, but I couldn’t have expected what the book actually was like. I’m glad I read the graphic novel version because it was the only one my library had. I typically don’t like novels in verse. I think if I had read it in the original format, that would’ve taken away from my experience but it works so well with the visuals. This is such a chilling depiction of the cycle of violence. In short, it was excellent.