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4.38 AVERAGE
4.38 AVERAGE
Powerful story. I enjoyed the duel narratives of Rashad and Quinn. Quinn's struggle to come to grips with what he witnessed and how to fit the new version of Paul into his worldview was very real. He perhaps conveniently came around too quickly and took decisive action within a very short period of time, but his journey to get there still felt authentic.
I really enjoyed listening to this 2020 banned book. It exceeded my expectations.
This is really excellent and I’d go 4.5 stars. The end made me tear up and probably would have been full-fledged bawling had my kids not interrupted two very key moments towards the end. I’m excited to start incorporating this into the frosh honors curriculum.
A powerful read that draws readers in and makes them question their neutrality on police brutality. The story, told through perspective of beaten black teen and a white bystander teen, is a quick read. It's such an important topic and I'm relieved this book is available. It felt a little too didactic but it is still a very powerful and vital book. I'm curious to read others by the two authors. Fairly quick read, set in Springfield (MA?), emotional, distressing, great for discussions on social justice, racism, and police brutality.
This book will make a difference. It will leave an impact in who you are, in your choices, in your understanding.
It did for me.
#immarching #rashadisabsentagaintoday
It did for me.
#immarching #rashadisabsentagaintoday
What a beautiful book about a very emotional and traumatizing situation. handled perfectly.
I couldn’t stop listening to this book. Get your hands on it now. The two main characters are complex and interesting and honest and I loved everything about this book. Read it. Read it. Read it.
Shock - this book has no business being banned. Overall a great read. The only thing that bothered me was that there seemed to be no character development of Rashad's mom. She was not integral to the story at all which seems unrealistic.
One of the best books I have read about the process of coming to grips with something very wrong in the world you live in and deciding what to do about it. Two high-school boys have to do that in this book. One is the Black victim of a racist police attack, and the other is his white classmate who has every reason to look the other way.
There's also some good advice in the book about organizing a protest, and it doesn't feel inserted: it fits naturally into the narrative.
There's also some good advice in the book about organizing a protest, and it doesn't feel inserted: it fits naturally into the narrative.