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Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

9 reviews

my3bb8's review

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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anthos_'s review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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belladonnashrike's review

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emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

won’t comment on the writing quality considering i’m no longer the target age for this novel, but regardless of that, it’s an excellent and important story. originally read it when I was in middle school and it helped me with some things - definitely should be a required reading for young teens. 

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yaelm's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
לא יודעת למה הקשבתי לספר הזה היום.

לא מדרגת כי אמנם לא אהבתי אותו, אבל אני
א. מאוד לא קהל היעד שלו
ב. מכירה את העלילה עוד מהסרט (שצפיתי בו לפני 15 שנה, אולי יותר).

הנושא והעיסוק בו חשוב, אם כי נראה לי שבמובנים מסויימים השיחה עליו התפתחה קצת מאז הפרסום המקורי. יש בו דברים שלא התיישנו כ״כ טוב או מיוצגים באופן קצת לא אמין (הדיכאון של הגיבורה נסיבתי אמנם, אבל זה לא פשוט עובר יום אחד), אבל לזכות הסופרת יאמר שהיא מתייחסת אליהם (בעקיפין) באחרית הדבר (סלאטשיימינג, למשל).

במהדורה לכבוד 20 השנים שעברו מאז הפרסום (לא יודעת אם גם במקורית) יש גם מכתב לנערים שקוראים את זה לגבי האופן שבו צריך להתייחס לנערותים אחרותים בנושא, וגם הפנייה למקורות עזרה (כולל לנוער להטבפא״ק, נוער עם מוגבלות ועוד), ואני חושבת שזה החלק שהכי שימח אותי (עד כמה שספר כזה יכול לשמח) 

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booksanna's review

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I read the visual novel, but still felt the need to write a review on this extraordinary book. As a teacher I felt the book was very realistic and true, it just felt like a life instead of a book. You see Melinda heal and grow herself throughout the book. I remember when she opened the window and started healing. The imagery and figurative language in this book paints a real and emotional picture of a teenager after traumatic event. I love the art teacher and loved his side of the story. This book teaches that sometimes actions speak more than words. 

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theseasoul's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0


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areadsbooks's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0


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kirsty_irwin's review

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dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0


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buonsai's review

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challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

3.75


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