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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
Denne er intens, vond, trist og like pen som coveret. Den handler om politibrutalitet mot svarte i USA, og er nokså lik som The Hate U Give og Dear Martin. Viktig sak, viktig bok, les !
Gut Instinct Rating: 3.5
Characters: 4.75
Believability: 5
Uniqueness: 3
Writing Style: 5
Excitement Factor: 4
Story Line: 5
Title Relevance: 5
Artwork Relevance: 5
Overall: 4.47
Characters: 4.75
Believability: 5
Uniqueness: 3
Writing Style: 5
Excitement Factor: 4
Story Line: 5
Title Relevance: 5
Artwork Relevance: 5
Overall: 4.47
This is its own story, so I hate comparing it too much to The Hate U Give, which IS a better book all around, I think. Still, this story is worth it on its own. It's rawer and perhaps less well written, but a good reminder that each teen who dies in these circumstances has a family who cries and grieves and has trouble moving on.
3 stars. In a nutshell, The Hate U Give meets Dear Martin. Marvin Johnson realizes his twin brother Tyler is involved with the neighbourhood drug dealer. A few days later, good guy Marvin joins his brother and two best friends to the drug dealer's party under the pretext to watch over his brother. A gang fight breaks in followed by a police raid, shots are fired and Tyler goes missing and is eventually found dead. Quickly a video leaks showing he was shot by a police officer. Interesting premise, except you as a reader knows that all along and Marvin only finds it out half way into the book. Having reached that point, you would thought the story would unravel, but nope, it is just Marvin and his family dealing with the loss, the injustice and Marvin realizing he wants to change his college plans (?). Overall, the absolute lack of plot and the unnecessary romance were huge misses for me. Nonetheless, Tyler Johnson Was Here still is an important YA read as it keeps the discussion on going.
i appreciated how well this depicted what it would be like to deal with the police as a Black person whose brother is missing (and suspected of being a gang member). it was chilling to read their matter-of-fact and tone deaf dialog surrounding identifying the body of a loved one.
still, this one fell a little flat for me. the romance felt especially tacked on in an awkward way. and there were a few parts that didn't really make sense. like why did that guy call him for bail money instead of his girlfriend or his aunt (who ended up giving the money anyhow). also the MIT storyline felt a little strained.
i did enjoy the A Different World rep.
still, this one fell a little flat for me. the romance felt especially tacked on in an awkward way. and there were a few parts that didn't really make sense. like why did that guy call him for bail money instead of his girlfriend or his aunt (who ended up giving the money anyhow). also the MIT storyline felt a little strained.
i did enjoy the A Different World rep.
Nah. I ain't able.
Everybook its reader and all, I'm sure someone else probably will LOVE this book, and it is a very necessary and relevant subject matter.
That said, I think if we're comparing it to THUG,...I think that title is a little better.
And maybe it's just my own bias, but what I loved about THUG and yearned for here, was the love and pride Starr showed for her family, her community, and herself, which propelled her, where Marvin kind of fell a bit flat to me.
I did try and give some thought to perhaps that difference coming from the fact that the two books have different gendered authors, but in all...I think the storytelling itself left me wanting a little more.
The cover is beautiful, and the premise is interesting...but the execution wasn't for me.
Everybook its reader and all, I'm sure someone else probably will LOVE this book, and it is a very necessary and relevant subject matter.
That said, I think if we're comparing it to THUG,...I think that title is a little better.
And maybe it's just my own bias, but what I loved about THUG and yearned for here, was the love and pride Starr showed for her family, her community, and herself, which propelled her, where Marvin kind of fell a bit flat to me.
I did try and give some thought to perhaps that difference coming from the fact that the two books have different gendered authors, but in all...I think the storytelling itself left me wanting a little more.
The cover is beautiful, and the premise is interesting...but the execution wasn't for me.
Overall, I liked Tyler Johnson Was Here, the cover is beautiful, and I wanted to read it from the moment I saw it. I love the cover with the flowers and the soft, handsome black boy on the cover. I like all of the main characters, we definitely get some hated characters like the principal, and Johntae, and of course the police officer, but mostly all of the characters are likable. Especially Marvin and his friends...
http://alyxwrites.blog/2018/06/21/tyler-johnson-was-here-2018-book-review/
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http://alyxwrites.blog/2018/06/21/tyler-johnson-was-here-2018-book-review/
Click the link for the rest of the review!
While I liked this (and it clearly covers a topic that needs to be written about), I wish the story and the characters were a little more well developed. Definitely it's a read alike for The Hate U Give.
Randomly, I think I'm the only person that DOESN'T like the cover. Also, did anyone else notice that while this book was released in March of 2018, all the letters to Marvin from his dad are dated September 2018-January 2019?
Randomly, I think I'm the only person that DOESN'T like the cover. Also, did anyone else notice that while this book was released in March of 2018, all the letters to Marvin from his dad are dated September 2018-January 2019?
