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writingwwolves's review against another edition
4.0
It took me ages to finish this book as I kept picking it up & putting it back down again, but that isn't because it wasn't interesting - if anything, I couldn't cope with the sadness of each part of this book & so I had to take breaks from reading them. This book is super educational though & some of the contributions really blew my mind.
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avrilhj's review against another edition
5.0
This book starts with a story about child sexual abuse. It includes stories about modern sex slavery, and a man on death row, and bullying that leads to suicide, and a suicide bomber, and a girl accused of witchcraft. This is not an easy book. I limited myself to one or two chapters a day so I didn’t get overwhelmed. And yet this is a collection for teenagers. I read it thinking about how important it is for children in countries like the UK and Australia to know these things (I think Tony Birch is the only Australian author but lots of the stories are equally applicable to Australia) but at what age is it appropriate to introduce them to this side of the world? Or did I already know these things at 13? I can’t remember when I first learned about the evil in the world. And I’m not sure it hurts less now than it did when I was a child. Reading about child abuse still nauseates me, reading about a girl being bullied for being same-sex attracted still means that I have to put the book down and take a break. The reactions of teenage me wouldn’t have been any different.
blurrybug's review
5.0
A collection of short stories a couple of them were comic format.
Important stories. some made me cry, some made me smile but most made me angry it shows what happens every day and it is so unfair.
Important read to see what is going on in the world.
Important stories. some made me cry, some made me smile but most made me angry it shows what happens every day and it is so unfair.
Important read to see what is going on in the world.
zohal99's review
3.0
I really appreciate this anthology of short stories and poems. I enjoyed the first half more as the stories were more engaging and creative. The second half was not as engaging, but overall this is a very powerful anthology that will make you think deeply about the world around you. I highly recommend it!
danial_yazdaniii's review
1.0
Read as much as I could but it was unappealing. On the contrary it was super good when I heard about it, with different authors and the topic of human rights. Just didn’t click with my style I guess
cherrywines's review
3.0
This book seemed like a really appropriate read this week with everything going on in the world... As always with short story collections, i liked some more than others, my favourites being Neil Gaiman and Amy Leon's contributions.
bradfordreader's review
challenging
dark
reflective
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Islamophobia
samingtonsleft's review
5.0
This was amazing, an absolute piece of art by a lot of different authors. It was great seeing so many in one book to write something so heartfelt and inspirational. It really got me thinking.
piperbunny's review against another edition
4.0
Very important stories. It was nice to read a book of mixed media with positive messages of awareness.