Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Light It Up by Kekla Magoon

2 reviews

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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betweentheshelves's review

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dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This is a sequel to How It Went Down, but it can definitely be read as a standalone. The content is powerful, especially given all the protests that happen last summer and comparing them to what happened last week in the Capitol. Everyone (especially white people) should read this, because it hits on so many points about the way the media affects these situations. I've said it before and I'll say it again: language is important.

While the content is absolutely spot-on, there were too many characters here to really get any great character arcs, except for maybe one or two. The multiple narrators definitely work to give a full view of the situation, but I wanted more character development overall. This is the main reason why this isn't getting 5 stars from me.

Still a powerful read, and definitely one I'll recommend to fans of Angie Thomas and Jason Reynolds.
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