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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
Jason Reynolds is a great storyteller. His main character is lovable and other characters are interesting and complex. This story is effective at portraying the complicated ways we try to be true to our friendships, family, and all aspects of our lives.
This is a slight but compelling story about how we protect vulnerable members of our own community. Ali, Noodles, and Needles are engaging characters, though the plotting of this story is a bit uneven.
3.5 ster (afgerond naar 4). Weer een boek met een hele mooie boodschap zoals ik gewend ben van Jason Reynolds, maar minder meeslepend dan zijn andere boeken.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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:
No
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
How did this one slip past me? I am kicking myself for not reading this gem sooner. I love Jason Reynolds!
There are many aspects of this book that I enjoyed; for example, the story is set in New York, the main characters are males, and I have not read too many books with boys as protagonists; the neighbors help each other, and Needles, a male character, deals with the twitching by knitting. Even the ending is realistic.
A great palate cleanser after a long slog through a very long book. I ate it up and wanted seconds.
It's a simple story about Ali and his friends Noodles and Needles who live in Brooklyn. They're sweet, good kids who try to stay out of trouble which is why halfway through, when it's obvious that trouble is coming, I almost gave up on the book because I didn't want to read anything bad happen to any of them. I'm glad I stuck with it to because it concludes with the enduring values of friendship, love and family. Jason Reynolds is very gifted with character development; even the characters with smaller roles are nuanced and complicated in a way that makes them seem more fully fleshed out.