Reviews

Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson

jess_mango's review

4.0

An excellent graphic novel-izaton of Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak. The illustrations do a stellar job visualizing the character's struggle with the aftermath of an assault at a summer party.

What to listen to while reading...
Girl Disappearing by Tori Amos
Til It Happens to You by Lady Gaga
Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap
Sullen Girl by Fiona Apple
I Can't Carry this Anymore by Anson Seabra
The Story Never Ends by Lauv
Breathe Me by Sia
Rise Up by Audra Day

kjthenerd3's review

5.0

This one threw me off in the beginning, but I got into it enough that I followed along a lot better. An important narrative that I can’t wait to eventually read in its original format :)

aperea4's review

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-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

aadelgado3's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

leylanie24's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

amartinez561's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

it was unexpected to what happened to the main character 

alizee028's review

emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is a very inspiring  

maxcarrillo39's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I didn't like it because the story felt short because it was super paced and the charcter was always sad and I was lowkey mad 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

llsmsmsll's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.75

ubbello's review

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5