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chivon's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful and Informative. Emotional and joyous and heartfelt. The issues here are still present and I recommend this to all and all ages . Great story .
hagbard_celine's review against another edition
4.0
I tend not to have a lot of patience for stories about teenagers in love, but this one got me. Moving and upsetting.
grannyhanny's review against another edition
4.0
It's hard to believe this was written 24 years ago! But as Jacqueline Woodson narrates in her introduction to the anniversary edition: this book became more and more relevant as the years went on.
It's a beautiful, short book, but the themes are rich. I especially appreciated that the complexities of family relationships and race/racism were more prominent than the love story. I don't think I normally like Romeo & Juliet retellings, but this one was so different, it was good!
It's a beautiful, short book, but the themes are rich. I especially appreciated that the complexities of family relationships and race/racism were more prominent than the love story. I don't think I normally like Romeo & Juliet retellings, but this one was so different, it was good!
dorisede's review against another edition
4.0
This book is guaranteed to break your heart into a million pieces. It's just a beautiful and powerful book.
mrs_bookdragon's review against another edition
5.0
Oh. My. This book was beautiful. Powerful. And even though it was written 20 years ago, it is still relevant...
kaitlintracy's review against another edition
5.0
EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS BOOK. BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN
tutti1908's review against another edition
4.0
It hits. It feels relevant and real. I still think about moments from this book quite often.
winterlelie's review against another edition
4.0
Ik ben er helemaal stil van geworden, van dit boek. Op zo'n eenvoudige maar toch doordachte manier dat (verdoken) racisme wordt omschreven, en hoe het moet voelen om een interraciaal koppel te zijn. Absoluut een aanrader. Jammer genoeg was de Nederlandse vertaling nogal ondermaats bij tijden, zeker bij het vertalen van Amerikaanse slang. Ik ga kijken om de originele versie te lezen, en dan gaat mijn rating nog een ster stijgen vermoed ik.
itsmethebibliophile's review against another edition
5.0
Such a great read to end my 2019 year on! An important story of discovery, affection, & discrimination. I loved how honest & raw the writing was in regard to the story content. Defienately on of my all-time favorites & it has a home on my bookshelf.