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4.47 AVERAGE
4.47 AVERAGE
Emily Carroll’s art is hauntingly beautiful in this adaptation.
Just as heart-wrenching as I remembered the novel being. The illustrations really throw you into Melinda’s pain and it paints how isolating it can be to be in a crowd. I feel having the imagery helps portray how anxiety and depression feel. I also love the changes when she started to get stronger. I wish this was offered as a read in school curriculums because it’s a super important text and students need exposure to graphic novels as a genre.
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I think this book was really good. I really liked seeing Melinda’s progress on the tree that Mr. Freeman made Melinda create. There was a lot of diversity that I was not expecting so seeing that compared to the novel was very good. I really liked seeing Melinda finally find her voice. It’s very different from the novel compared to a comic book. overall I think this book was really good and I would definitely recommend it to somebody.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault
Speak effected me so deeply that I didn’t think the graphic novel could match it. But it did. Adding drawings to an already volatile piece of work made it that much more powerful, in my opinion. I cried at the end for Melinda, as I did throughout the novel. So many students have been through this and not all make it out to the other side like she did. Many students might not pick up the novel version, but might read the graphic novel and for that I am so thankful this book was illustrated and written. I loved the black and white of the book because there was no color in Melinda’s life in the book. It matched perfectly.
A powerful piece about having a voice and knowing the influence your words and actions can have.
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Emily Carroll made this book even more powerful with her stunning illustrations. I'm glad this book exists.
This book jumped off the shelf just when I needed it. I hadn’t been able to read for weeks, and bam, here’s the gorgeous graphic novel companion to [b:Speak|439288|Speak|Laurie Halse Anderson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1310121762l/439288._SY75_.jpg|118521], one of the first books to get me to love reading when I was an angsty teen. And then I found it in a new form, waiting for me, ready to show me how to love reading again. It is perfect.
From Comics to Get Through a Reading Slump at Book Riot.
From Comics to Get Through a Reading Slump at Book Riot.
I flew through this on accident in a single sitting when it came into the school library I work in. Absolutely incredible and horrible at the same time.