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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
I remember reading this book in high school but didn’t remember all the details.
As an adult I really enjoyed reading this again. It has so many rough and emotional scenes to me.
As an adult I really enjoyed reading this again. It has so many rough and emotional scenes to me.
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
dark
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I love the love that went into this unfortunately that's not enough
The climax is believable enough but doesn't truly reflect how throughout the entire book it is shown how Melinda is being failed by her supposed support system
Still there are many bright spots within this book and I genuinely understand why people have carried this novel so close to their hearts for over two decades and would like to believe that if I had read this a few years prior it would have left a lasting impact as well or at least soothed smth deep within me
Great book for 13/14yo!!
The climax is believable enough but doesn't truly reflect how throughout the entire book it is shown how Melinda is being failed by her supposed support system
Still there are many bright spots within this book and I genuinely understand why people have carried this novel so close to their hearts for over two decades and would like to believe that if I had read this a few years prior it would have left a lasting impact as well or at least soothed smth deep within me
Great book for 13/14yo!!
emotional
reflective
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
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
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Vomit
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
„Sprich“ las sich wegen der kurzen Kapitel und vielen Absätze sehr schnell und erzählte von Melindas erstem Highschool-Jahr, in dem sie zur Außenseiterin wird, nachdem sie bei einer Party die Polizei gerufen hat. Anschließend fällt ihr das Sprechen zunehmend schwerer, vor allem über ihre Erlebnisse in jener Nacht kann und möchte sie nicht reden. Das Buch war in vier Quartale aufgeteilt, an deren Ende immer Melindas aktuelle Noten aufgeführt waren, was mir sehr gut gefiel, da man dadurch einen guten Eindruck davon bekam, wie ihre Leistungen immer mehr abrutschten. Inhaltlich enttäuschte mich das Buch allerdings, denn es drehte sich zu einem sehr großen Teil nur um den Schulunterricht, in Biologie ging es zum Beispiel von Samen bis hin zu Genetik um alles, was man im ersten Highschool-Jahr eben so behandelt. Melinda beschwerte sich immer wieder über den Unterricht, aber dass Teenager die Schule hassen, ist nun wirklich nichts Neues, weswegen ich es nicht besonders spannend fand, das ständig zu lesen. Ich hätte stattdessen lieber mehr über ihr Trauma erfahren, Situationen gelesen, die nur IHR schwerfallen, wie zum Beispiel das Referat, das sie einmal halten sollte. Außerdem wäre es vielleicht besser für die Geschichte gewesen, wenn man vorher nicht schon gewusst hätte, wieso Melinda nicht mehr sprach. Leider berührte mich das Buch so fast gar nicht, obwohl ich mir eine sehr emotionale Geschichte versprochen hatte, das Ende war dafür aber schön.
Fazit: Ich hatte sehr hohe Erwartungen an „Sprich“, weil der Klappentext nach einer sehr emotionalen Geschichte klang, doch leider berührte mich das Buch längst nicht so sehr, wie ich es mir erhofft hatte.
Fazit: Ich hatte sehr hohe Erwartungen an „Sprich“, weil der Klappentext nach einer sehr emotionalen Geschichte klang, doch leider berührte mich das Buch längst nicht so sehr, wie ich es mir erhofft hatte.
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this book was a Big Deal when i was in school but i was always scared to read it. it was definitely worth coming back to, i can see why it made such an impact. the narration does feel true to a traumatized teenager in the late 90s, including dark humor and slut shaming the cheerleaders.