Reviews

67 seconden (Graphic novel) by Jason Reynolds

erine's review against another edition

5.0

Content warning: gun violence.

The whole story bleeds. Visually, the combination of line drawings and watercolor style create a perfect visual complement to the notes of the text. Will's brother is shot right before his eyes and Will is quick to decide he will not let this offense go unchallenged. He finds his brother's gun and sets off for vengeance.

Will has steeled himself to this action that he believes he must commit. He steps into his building's elevator on his mission, and as the elevator descends he is visited, [b:Christmas Carol|5326|A Christmas Carol|Charles Dickens|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1406512317l/5326._SY75_.jpg|3097440]-style, by several ghosts all of whom have been victims of gun violence themselves. The ghosts try to open Will's eyes to the cycle of violence he is determined to enter into, and it's this element that makes this book so horrifyingly relevant.

As I was reading this, my news feed was updating with death counts in Lewiston, Maine. And this is on the heels of the generational cycle of violence that has fired up anew in Gaza over the last few weeks.

gka2's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

jilly_bean_reads's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

5.0

yanni_fr's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

fernthepanda's review against another edition

5.0

I received an eARC courtesy of Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books & NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Sometimes you read a book that just shakes you to your core & this is it. I wasn't sure how this book would translate to the graphic format, but wow. Just wow. The watercolor style is gorgeous and everything about this moved me. I am left feeling emotionally devastated. This book is needed.

For libraries: Buy it!

nic_hole42's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

oz617's review against another edition

5.0

Beautiful watercolours, heartbreaking story. I didn't realise it was an adaptation before reading, so I can't speak to how successful it is in that regard, but I loved the read.

silver_lining_in_a_book's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

 

But if the blood inside you is on the inside of someone else, you never want to see it on the outside of them.

First of all, I think this book is an absolute must-read if the topic is not too difficult for you to get through. I am not sure how different the graphic novel is to the original text, but - while I found the art to be very emotive - I think I would have connected more with it had I read the original, hence the 4.25/5 stars. 

quillonon's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

matheamae's review against another edition

5.0

Intense, gripping, an absolute must read.