A review by jmarielewis
Lit Up: One Reporter. Three Schools. Twenty-four Books That Can Change Lives. by David Denby

4.0

I can't deny the complaints in other reviews here about the author's attitude towards students, screens, and YA lit. But Denby did warn us from the beginning that he was going to be judging, and I think he actually softened over the several years of his observations. At any rate, the celebration here of meaningful encounters with literature, of excellent teachers, of young people struggling with big things and growing up a little, is too joyful for me to penalize the book's rating because I don't always like Denby's attitude or agree with his presuppositions.