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Dear Martin
by Nic Stone
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The first thought after I completed this book is: that was... a lot to process.
I always like a short book that is packed with real issues to address, so it's completely fine by me.
This book talks about white privilege and police brutality. How someone could commit the same crime yet the output they receive will be different according to their race. It's so...unfair. I mean who invented that "law"?
The characters are very unique, especially Justyce. How he went from the "bad part of the neighborhood" to study in the most prestigious school where the majority of students are white. That makes him sort of confused. On one part, he doesn't fit with his school friends but on the other part, the people who look like him won't accept him either.
I always like a short book that is packed with real issues to address, so it's completely fine by me.
This book talks about white privilege and police brutality. How someone could commit the same crime yet the output they receive will be different according to their race. It's so...unfair. I mean who invented that "law"?
The characters are very unique, especially Justyce. How he went from the "bad part of the neighborhood" to study in the most prestigious school where the majority of students are white. That makes him sort of confused. On one part, he doesn't fit with his school friends but on the other part, the people who look like him won't accept him either.
It's like I'm trying to climb a mountain, but I've got one fool trying to shove me down so I won't be on his level, and another fool tugging at my leg, trying to pull me to the ground he refuses to leave.
I probably won't understand what they're going through. I mean there are racist people from my country too and I'm on the majority side, but still our culture is different so it'd completely different to experience racism in the US and in Indonesia, for one thing, gun is illegal here. But one thing that I like is that SJ makes it easier for me to understand their situation. I love it when she gives her arguments to Jared because I can learn from it too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality