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Speak: The Graphic Novel
by Laurie Halse Anderson
I flew right through this book. It only took a couple hours, and it definitely caught my interest.
I get the feeling the target audience for this book is more middle grade than YA. I’m glad there is something like this out in the world for younger people to understand such a heavy topic as rape.
I believe the original book, not this graphic novel, would be more suitable for me to read, though I have not read it and [b:Speak: The Graphic Novel|34495927|Speak The Graphic Novel|Laurie Halse Anderson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1496087761l/34495927._SX50_.jpg|57368946] was interesting. Despite the depictions of depression in this book, I didn’t feel that crushing grief I sometimes do when reading books like this. Maybe I felt a little more detached from Melinda than I have with other characters, but it was a nice change to be able to absorb this important topic without breaking down and crying.
There were a lot of slow parts to the story, which made it a little monotonous, but I understand how it was necessary for the build up at the end. However, I had hoped there would be more of an understanding at the end and a conviction for change than there was.
Overall, this is a great book for younger readers to understand the injustice many people face and the pressures society enforces to keep them silent.
I get the feeling the target audience for this book is more middle grade than YA. I’m glad there is something like this out in the world for younger people to understand such a heavy topic as rape.
I believe the original book, not this graphic novel, would be more suitable for me to read, though I have not read it and [b:Speak: The Graphic Novel|34495927|Speak The Graphic Novel|Laurie Halse Anderson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1496087761l/34495927._SX50_.jpg|57368946] was interesting. Despite the depictions of depression in this book, I didn’t feel that crushing grief I sometimes do when reading books like this. Maybe I felt a little more detached from Melinda than I have with other characters, but it was a nice change to be able to absorb this important topic without breaking down and crying.
There were a lot of slow parts to the story, which made it a little monotonous, but I understand how it was necessary for the build up at the end. However, I had hoped there would be more of an understanding at the end and a conviction for change than there was.
Overall, this is a great book for younger readers to understand the injustice many people face and the pressures society enforces to keep them silent.