Reviews

The Freedom Writers Diary by Zlata Filipović, Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers

emybooksandcoffee's review against another edition

4.0

If it hadn't been so heavily and obviously edited, it would have gained five stars for me. However, I was deeply touched by the students' experiences, most of them were too heartbreaking and raw.

siennarose_reads's review against another edition

3.0

not my genre, but it was enjoyable.

firxtly's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

3.0

kamouraska23's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

3.5

angryeditor's review against another edition

5.0

I would call this book rather far-fetched if these were not true stories. But they are. It is amazing how unbelievable the reality can seem.

jmkendall0218's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Murder, Physical abuse, Cursing, Abandonment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

lattelibrarian's review against another edition

5.0

Fantastic. This book just makes me want to teach English even more.

alex_nicole's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

This is such a great non-fiction read. I’m not the biggest fan of non fiction, however I had to read this for a class and it was such a unique and inspiring read to see where the students go in life. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Body shaming, Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

mariancanread's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

whatkatiemariereads's review against another edition

5.0

Such a powerful non-fiction book about how one determined teacher can change lives and perceptions.

I watched the film first for this one and then had to read the book - powerful, honest, moving and a must-read.