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A review by mollyalderson
The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them by Erin Gruwell
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
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This book is such an important read, especially I think as a white person. It has given me an insight into the experiences other people face, namely just because of the colour of their skin or the way they look.
It's not five stars as it plays on the white saviour trope, but that wasn't my main take away of this book.
A lot of lower star reviews complained that the entries all sounded the same, however, my edition explained that the students shared their work and collectively edited the book together, which I think explains this.
This book is such an important read, especially I think as a white person. It has given me an insight into the experiences other people face, namely just because of the colour of their skin or the way they look.
It's not five stars as it plays on the white saviour trope, but that wasn't my main take away of this book.
A lot of lower star reviews complained that the entries all sounded the same, however, my edition explained that the students shared their work and collectively edited the book together, which I think explains this.