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bibliobrandie's review
4.0
Reynolds and artist Griffin explore recent events in America through a poetic multimedia collaboration told in three breaths. Beautiful, artful, timely and timeless.
dinasamimi's review
5.0
This is art and hope and poetry and love and breath. So well executed. Probably one of the best things you can read relating to the pandemic.
thepetitepunk's review
4.0
First and foremost, the physical book is delicious. It’s strangely heavy and the pages are so glossy. Mmmmm. A textural dream. I just want to run my palms flat against the pages forever and use it as a weighted blanket.
Ugh. And then visually?? Also delicious. So vibrant. I wonder how expensive it was to print this book. I have no idea how that works but I’d give up every penny for those colors. Mmmmmmmmmm.
Oh yeah and the actual book. Like, y’know, the text and the story and all that. Fantastic. This multimodal novel contained so few words and yet said so much. This certainly was a risk, but it was well worth it.
Ugh. And then visually?? Also delicious. So vibrant. I wonder how expensive it was to print this book. I have no idea how that works but I’d give up every penny for those colors. Mmmmmmmmmm.
Oh yeah and the actual book. Like, y’know, the text and the story and all that. Fantastic. This multimodal novel contained so few words and yet said so much. This certainly was a risk, but it was well worth it.
blzen's review
4.0
I found this magnificent work in a bookstore, sat down in one of the plush chairs, and finished it in one sitting.
In the hour it took to read (absorb is a better word) Ain't Burned All the Brights reeled me in, bringing tears to my eyes and a feeling of warmth to my chest.
Daunting, yet hopeful. You won't regret reading it.
In the hour it took to read (absorb is a better word) Ain't Burned All the Brights reeled me in, bringing tears to my eyes and a feeling of warmth to my chest.
Daunting, yet hopeful. You won't regret reading it.
rereader33's review
5.0
2022 July Around the World Reading Challenge
Prompt: read a book with a POC/multicultural author
Wow...just, fucking wow. My mind is blown and I don't think I can put it back together. This was an ambitious endeavor that could have easily tanked in anyone else's hands, but Jason Reynolds, the man, the legend, pulled it off flawlessly. There is so much that can be analyzed and dissected and I'm hoping and praying this will be used in classrooms because damn this is incredible. So important, so hard hitting, so well-done, just fucking amazing. Jason Reynolds is truly a masterful writer and if you weren't convinced before, this novel will.
Prompt: read a book with a POC/multicultural author
Wow...just, fucking wow. My mind is blown and I don't think I can put it back together. This was an ambitious endeavor that could have easily tanked in anyone else's hands, but Jason Reynolds, the man, the legend, pulled it off flawlessly. There is so much that can be analyzed and dissected and I'm hoping and praying this will be used in classrooms because damn this is incredible. So important, so hard hitting, so well-done, just fucking amazing. Jason Reynolds is truly a masterful writer and if you weren't convinced before, this novel will.
jltaggart's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
pizzaplantsandpages's review
5.0
Best book I’ve read in a very long time. Highly recommend!
Psst: follow @reynoldsngriffin on IG for tons of artist/writer info, art, etc.
Psst: follow @reynoldsngriffin on IG for tons of artist/writer info, art, etc.
janagaton's review
5.0
As always with Jason Reynolds's books, I highly recommend the audiobook! I even listened all the way through Acknowledgements. This is poetry about 2020, and it hits.
anggarcia5's review
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
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
4.5