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ari_angelus's review
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
5.0
It's the film but it gives a lot of background and character motivation. it expands on characters who were important to the film but not enough to have bigger plots.
enbyghostlibrary's review
5.0
i'm not crying. you're crying.
okay. i saw this movie for the first time around my 10th birthday. i didn't know there was a movie novelization until last night and spent the last 12 hours reading it (it's short but i had to sleep).
i don't think i'll ever tire of this book or this movie. akeelah (and keke palmer) is someone i looked up to as a kid. her intelligence, her nerdiness, her determination, her heart. this book captures the film beautifully and even adds some things to the story. (small things - good things). i'm so glad i found out this was a book.
i'm still not crying. that's you.
okay. i saw this movie for the first time around my 10th birthday. i didn't know there was a movie novelization until last night and spent the last 12 hours reading it (it's short but i had to sleep).
i don't think i'll ever tire of this book or this movie. akeelah (and keke palmer) is someone i looked up to as a kid. her intelligence, her nerdiness, her determination, her heart. this book captures the film beautifully and even adds some things to the story. (small things - good things). i'm so glad i found out this was a book.
i'm still not crying. that's you.
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