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A review by cruggington
Swing by Kwame Alexander
5.0
*If you can get a hold of the audiobook, I highly recommend it. This story is best heard from Kwame Alexander himself. (And the jazz cuts between chapters are lovely.)
On the surface, Swing is another coming-of-age love story. Boy loves girl but girl has a boyfriend. Boy wants to tell girl how he feels but saying it to her face is out of the question. Cue boy’s best friend who has a brilliant plan. Let the journey begin. Foolproof plot.
However, Swing isn’t only about puppy love. Swing is about finding yourself, loving yourself, seeing the world around you, and recognizing the complexity of being different from your friends and being friends anyway.
I would have learned so much about myself as a teen had this book existed. The characters are friends I would have loved to have in high school.
Many reviewers found the ending of this story “out of place,” “unfitting,” “random.” They’re not wrong, per se, but there’s a reason the ending happens the way it does.
If the ending doesn’t make sense, the book wasn’t for you.
If the ending made you uncomfortable, it was supposed to.
And honestly, there’s only two reasons the ending could have come as a surprise to you: 1) you’re lucky, or 2) you didn’t pay attention.
Loved this book. LOVED it. If you like stories written in verse, I definitely recommend this one.
On the surface, Swing is another coming-of-age love story. Boy loves girl but girl has a boyfriend. Boy wants to tell girl how he feels but saying it to her face is out of the question. Cue boy’s best friend who has a brilliant plan. Let the journey begin. Foolproof plot.
However, Swing isn’t only about puppy love. Swing is about finding yourself, loving yourself, seeing the world around you, and recognizing the complexity of being different from your friends and being friends anyway.
I would have learned so much about myself as a teen had this book existed. The characters are friends I would have loved to have in high school.
Many reviewers found the ending of this story “out of place,” “unfitting,” “random.” They’re not wrong, per se, but there’s a reason the ending happens the way it does.
If the ending doesn’t make sense, the book wasn’t for you.
If the ending made you uncomfortable, it was supposed to.
And honestly, there’s only two reasons the ending could have come as a surprise to you: 1) you’re lucky, or 2) you didn’t pay attention.
Loved this book. LOVED it. If you like stories written in verse, I definitely recommend this one.