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A review by ambi_reads
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
If you love:
1. Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice
2. Enemies to Love
3. Strong Familial Relationships
4. Miscommunication and Misjudgements
5. YA preparing to enter university
6. Trying to find a place in the world
7. Poetry or Spoken Word
Then Pride is the book for you.
This is a really quick, contemporary, romance that also deals with so many topics pertinent to today's society. Some things I learnt from the book are as follows:
1. Just because someone may seem better off than you, does not mean you should disrespect them. They worked really hard for what they have (in most cases anyways).
2. Even people of your own race, can feel displaced by their own people.
3. There's nothing more special than a daddy-daughter relationship.
4. There's more to the world than what you know Go explore it through books or even travelling (once covid is over ofc).
5. The spiritual realm is an amazing plane that once you have experienced it, you can never look at life the same way again.
I don't think I can put in a countable number of words the number of things this book cemented and taught me. If you liked any of the above points, do read this one!
PS. Elizabeth Acevedo helped with the poetry aspects oft his book which made it even more precious for me as I love her works!
1. Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice
2. Enemies to Love
3. Strong Familial Relationships
4. Miscommunication and Misjudgements
5. YA preparing to enter university
6. Trying to find a place in the world
7. Poetry or Spoken Word
Then Pride is the book for you.
This is a really quick, contemporary, romance that also deals with so many topics pertinent to today's society. Some things I learnt from the book are as follows:
1. Just because someone may seem better off than you, does not mean you should disrespect them. They worked really hard for what they have (in most cases anyways).
2. Even people of your own race, can feel displaced by their own people.
3. There's nothing more special than a daddy-daughter relationship.
4. There's more to the world than what you know Go explore it through books or even travelling (once covid is over ofc).
5. The spiritual realm is an amazing plane that once you have experienced it, you can never look at life the same way again.
I don't think I can put in a countable number of words the number of things this book cemented and taught me. If you liked any of the above points, do read this one!
PS. Elizabeth Acevedo helped with the poetry aspects oft his book which made it even more precious for me as I love her works!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Grief, Racism, and Sexual violence