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Hope Nation: YA Authors Share Personal Moments of Inspiration by Angie Thomas, Jason Reynolds
ashleyreads88's review against another edition
Some of the stories in this book are heartbreaking, but they are all filled with some sort of hope. The stories are also filled with excellent advice. Reading these stories, I felt like I was getting to know the authors featured in this book more. The stories in this book definitely need to be read.
snarkywench's review against another edition
5.0
A fabulous idea, thoughtful contributions and a lot to think about. Raw, funny, heartbreaking, inspiring, provoking, questioning and a darned good read.
amiewilson's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this collection of essays by some of my favorite YA authors. I found myself wanting to share so many of these with my students and colleagues. A lot of these stories gave very personal glimpses into the authors lives and experiences and how they define & experience hope.
rachelkc's review against another edition
4.0
Essays - a writing style not executed easily - make up this collection of inspiration. These personal stories are more fact than fiction, but there's a creativity to them that not all essay writers are able to capture. All your favorite YA authors are included, which makes this an easy sell to those who are already fans or those who are looking for new authors to read. I found this collection heartbreakingly timely, and had to spread my reading out over the course of a few days(weeks).
mindofabookdragon's review against another edition
3.0
This was a good one to read in bits and pieces. I really liked all the different takes on hope, and these gave little shots of hope, to steal a term from Gayle Forman. RTC on the blog this Friday!
3/13/18 - Full review: https://mindofabookdragon.wordpress.com/2018/02/23/blog-tour-hope-nation-ed-by-rose-brock/
I had a hard time getting into this book at first, but once I decided I would skip around to read essays by authors I truly enjoy reading, that’s when I felt like I could get behind this book. After I warmed up to those authors, I was able to go back to the essays that weren’t doing it for me initially. I did end up skipping the essay by James Dashner altogether because I can’t bring myself to read his writing after everything coming forward.
One thing I really liked about this anthology was all of the different takes on hope and what hope looked for them all. Marie Lu’s piece on growing up in 1980s China was captivating, and I feel that I learned so much more about her in that one story than I could have known ever.
I also loved Nicola Yoon’s essay about her relationship with her husband. It was beautiful to read about why she loved him so much and how she wouldn’t give up anything for him. It reminded me that love is worth fighting for.
I definitely recommend this to people looking for a hopeful outlook in these bleak times. It’ll give you a few shots of hope inoculation (thanks, Gayle Forman).
3/13/18 - Full review: https://mindofabookdragon.wordpress.com/2018/02/23/blog-tour-hope-nation-ed-by-rose-brock/
I had a hard time getting into this book at first, but once I decided I would skip around to read essays by authors I truly enjoy reading, that’s when I felt like I could get behind this book. After I warmed up to those authors, I was able to go back to the essays that weren’t doing it for me initially. I did end up skipping the essay by James Dashner altogether because I can’t bring myself to read his writing after everything coming forward.
One thing I really liked about this anthology was all of the different takes on hope and what hope looked for them all. Marie Lu’s piece on growing up in 1980s China was captivating, and I feel that I learned so much more about her in that one story than I could have known ever.
I also loved Nicola Yoon’s essay about her relationship with her husband. It was beautiful to read about why she loved him so much and how she wouldn’t give up anything for him. It reminded me that love is worth fighting for.
I definitely recommend this to people looking for a hopeful outlook in these bleak times. It’ll give you a few shots of hope inoculation (thanks, Gayle Forman).
uncoveredwhimsy's review against another edition
5.0
Hope Nation
I've always had a really hard time finding short story collections that I enjoy. I loved this one.
For me this collection absolutely started off on the right foot. First of all, I LOVE David Leviathan. His stories always suck me in. His characters are relatable whether you have anything in common with them or not. This first story is about some young people marching shortly after Donald Trump was elected. It pulls you back into that politically charged moment with familiar poster sayings and mention of pink hats. But more than being a politically charged moment, Leviathan's story is about feeling connected to the world. Feeling connected to strangers. Relating to people that you don't know anything about, because you are all fighting on the same side.
These stories and essays are all so hopeful and warm and gave me so many feelings. This is a collection about hope, connectedness, and love. here are stories of politics, race, a car crash, identity, labels, even an essay about the challenge of writing an essay. I adored it all.
I've always had a really hard time finding short story collections that I enjoy. I loved this one.
For me this collection absolutely started off on the right foot. First of all, I LOVE David Leviathan. His stories always suck me in. His characters are relatable whether you have anything in common with them or not. This first story is about some young people marching shortly after Donald Trump was elected. It pulls you back into that politically charged moment with familiar poster sayings and mention of pink hats. But more than being a politically charged moment, Leviathan's story is about feeling connected to the world. Feeling connected to strangers. Relating to people that you don't know anything about, because you are all fighting on the same side.
These stories and essays are all so hopeful and warm and gave me so many feelings. This is a collection about hope, connectedness, and love. here are stories of politics, race, a car crash, identity, labels, even an essay about the challenge of writing an essay. I adored it all.
anthropologue's review against another edition
5.0
I received a sample of this, with essays by Libba Bray, Angie Thomas and Jeff Zentner. Each one was a unique kindling of hope that had me laughing through tears of beauty and hope. I am eagerly anticipating the final compilation.
zorabet's review against another edition
3.0
Maybe a 3.5? It's hard with anthologies, where some are amazing and some are mediocre. Ultimately, I felt this one was pretty repetitive, but had real gems in it.
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