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Dear Martin by Nic Stone

100 reviews

theasbookworld's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

kathis_wonderland's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Dear Martin by Nic Stone is about Justyce, who is unjustly handcuffed by a white cop. From this day on, he realizes that even though he goes to a good school, he can't escape racism and injustices. He starts to study the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to see if he can somehow apply his doings in his own life. But more bad things happen and people are murdered.
 
I wanted to read this book for a very long time. It reminded me of THUG but was different in so many aspects as well. What BIPoCs have to face every single day is devastating and a crime. No human being should be discriminated. No matter what. Reading books like this break my heart on so many levels. But is important to get this reality out there more. I learn something new every time I read a book. And I learn even more when it is about a topic that I am personally not affected by. This book helped me to broaden my horizon even more and to keep on calling out racist people and content.
 
I really liked the concept of the journal that Justyce writes. He is trying to apply concepts to his own life, which is good for learning. The entries give a great insight into Justyce's life and how he is thinking about the world. Jared is one character I absolutely hated! He talked about reverse racism and how he was the one being discriminated. He only saw his mistakes towards the end as he realized that ALL BIPoCs experience racism, even when they are the "good" BIPoCs. Even though the second half of the book was really heartbreaking and unjust, I liked how the book ended. It showed that people can change. Beliefs can change. But you have to be willing to open your eyes and listen to the experiences of people and believe them!
 
This book gives a strong message to its readers. The story is heartbreaking and shows perfectly that America has a problem with gun violence and racism (but that is also a problem for all of the world). I can highly recommend it to everyone! Really liked it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Blood, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism

eligru's review

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol

tetetaeskz's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

babyv's review

challenging reflective 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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. I think the story is an important one. I think it was an interesting choice to make the character more naive and "good." On one hand, this reminds us that violence by cop can happen to anyone- even a good kid. However, I don't want this image let us forget that it doesn't matter how "good" or "innocent" a person's past his- killing of unarmed citizens should never happen- period. With this in mind, I do think this story serves as a good glimpse into what it's like to be affected by this violence (and survive). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality

imstephtacular's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail

kaylasoos's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Gun violence

colleenscamera's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

holy fuck. everyone should read this book. i finished it in a day and cried 3 times. its short and fast and super eye opening. nic stone is a talented writer and j loved the mix of medias she used. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Police brutality and Murder

marabdelmageed's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol

stateofiction's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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

4.0

the shortest books always pack the biggest punch

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence