Reviews

Mes coups seront mes mots by Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

alli_thebookgiraffe's review against another edition

5.0

This book was devastating. This MC was taking the whole situation better than I ever could have. I cannot imagine the terror of being convicted of a crime that you never committed, and a big crime at that. This book had me on the edge of my seat until the very end to see if he would be exonerated or not. After finishing this book, I researched a bit. Black men are seven times more likely to be convicted of a crime they did not commit, and more likely to be later exonerated. If you search the term exonerate, the photos that pop up are of black men. This book deserves much more hype than it has received thus far. I am so happy I gave Zoboi another chance, and I am ready to read all of her books.

adk555's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

schnurln's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

Favorites:
- "The Thinker"
- "Black Mona Lisa"
- "Blind Justice"
- "Inferno"
- "Processed"
- "DNA"
- "God, The Artist"
- "Pipeline"
- "Microphone"
- "Blind Justice II"

bibliobrandie's review against another edition

5.0

This is my favorite book of 2020. The book is written in verse which really worked with the very personal narrative. At first I was disappointed because I thought this was going to be the story of Dr. Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five. Salaam's personal experiences as a wrongfully incarcerated teenager do inspire the novel but it’s not about his life, though some of his poetry is used in the book. It’s a powerful story.

steffski's review against another edition

3.0

I appreciated the audio version of the book because it read like verse. Good novel representation of systemic injustices.

lubalis's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this book

melinda_and_her_books's review against another edition

5.0

I was given a copy of the audiobook by netgalley and the publisher for an honest review.

This reminded me a lot of The Sun Does Shine. Just more of a YA version about a teenager that was wrongly accused and sent to juvenile detention.

This book was told in verse which also made me think of The Poet X.

I feel this was a great book to open up the minds of teenagers about the injustices we still deal with.

karis_lit's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

rissa_may_read's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

kaveeta's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective 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

5.0