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Mar 08, 2010
Marisa
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I'm so glad I reread this book. Anderson did a really great job for her first novel. She is a real talent. She expresses how people with constant pain really think; the sarcasm and dark humor are incredible. I wonder sometimes if she's gone through some of the things that happen in her books.
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I re-read this for my YA lit. class this semester. I still enjoyed it just as much as I did the first time I read it.
I really connected with the character of Melinda, which was pivotal to how impactful the story was. Some readers had a hard time with the ending and thought it was too tidy and wrapped up. I thought it was well-done and that it was made clear that Melinda wasn't ever going to be done dealing with what had happened to her, she had just come to a place where she found her voice.
I really loved the afterword written by Jason Reynolds- it was excellent and concise. ...more
I really loved the afterword written by Jason Reynolds- it was excellent and concise. ...more
Powerful book. Weird depiction of an art teacher though.
May 15, 2015
Sophie Brookover
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it was amazing
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