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7.59k reviews for:

Speak

Laurie Halse Anderson

4.02 AVERAGE

dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional reflective 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

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challenging dark emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

All I can say is that I was moved to tears. Beautiful.

Hard subject matter and sometimes difficult to read but I did enjoy it.
dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
challenging emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated

What a gut punch. This story was painful but so important, and the information shared after the story at the end of the book is very impactful. 5 stars for the afterword. So glad Melinda found her voice and spoke up for herself.  

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I'm glad I finally had the nerve to read it and I wish I had read it YEARS ago. My "Mom" heart hurts a lot.