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I know they're about different subjects, but Speak succeeds in many ways that Thirteen Reason Why does not. First of all, and most importantly--yeah!--Speak is narrated by 14-year-old Melinda in a BELIEVABLE teenage girl's voice. Secondly, while I was never quite sure what happened to Hannah that was so bad in Thirteen Reasons Why, it certainly becomes clear in Speak why Melinda has retreated within herself and become an Outcast at her high school. She is blamed for making a phone call to police
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A difficult book to read -- not because of the quality (Andersen is a great writer), but because of the protagonist's bleak situation. The ending is incredibly powerful. I wish this were required in more high school English classes!
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This was a bit of a difficult book to get through for me because of the writing. I think you have to get used to the interactions of the main character without her actually speaking in the book. It's a slightly different take on the stream of consciousness, but it was well done. The author artfully crafted this book to emphasize it's point about voices being heard. I liked it after I got through with it, so a solid 4 stars.
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I read this because of the controversy surrounding it. http://oinks.squeetus.com/2010/09/spe... I am floored that anyone could refer to this book as "soft-core pornography." I thought it was a beautifully written book with a great message. Loved the imagery.
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