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4.47 AVERAGE
4.47 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I don’t really have words to express how much this book resonates if you are a survivor. You truly feel seen in Speak. Thank you Laurie Anderson and Emily Carroll
Speak is such a powerful book, and this adaptation is beautifully done. The text and the images play off of each either with neither one outshining the other. It’s a really well done collaboration!
this has been word for word my experience at school and i have never resonated with a character so much before. laurie halse anderson knows teenagers. “if suicide is a cry for help, what is this, a whimper?” ughhhh so fucking good.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Un plongeon dans l'enfer d'une victime d'abus sexuel. Ce livre permet au lecteur de suivre les blessures psychologiques d'une jeune lycéenne ayant vécu les assauts d'un garçon plus âgé. Non seulement c'est bien écrit, mais ça permet également aux personnes ayant vécuent ce genre d'événement de voir qu'il y a de l'espoir.
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I have to admit, I've never read Speak. I'm aware of it, of course; you can't work in children's books and not know it at least by reputation. But I wasn't reading YA when it came out first, and when I started working there were so many new titles it always slipped by. If all this version did was give me a chance to read it, I'd be grateful for just that much.
However, that's not all it is. This is an amazing and occasionally terrifying version of an excellent story. The original must be very difficult to read; the visual representations here are difficult enough. Scenes where Melinda is imagining people melted, faceless, or as huge, threatening trees made me want to skip past, at the same time as I wanted to slow down and absorb every detail. The illustrations are amazing.
I do have one small nit; in a couple of places, the writing is black on dark backgrounds, which pulled me out of the story a bit as I tried to figure out what was happening. Apart from that, though, this is an amazing, fantastic read and I will definitely come back to it again.
However, that's not all it is. This is an amazing and occasionally terrifying version of an excellent story. The original must be very difficult to read; the visual representations here are difficult enough. Scenes where Melinda is imagining people melted, faceless, or as huge, threatening trees made me want to skip past, at the same time as I wanted to slow down and absorb every detail. The illustrations are amazing.
I do have one small nit; in a couple of places, the writing is black on dark backgrounds, which pulled me out of the story a bit as I tried to figure out what was happening. Apart from that, though, this is an amazing, fantastic read and I will definitely come back to it again.
dark
emotional
fast-paced