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As I am on sick leave until the end of the month, I was looking to read a quick book. I went to my Scribd app and looked for an e-book while scrolling through the app I saw Long Way Down. Last year a lot of people from here and BookTube were reading this book, so I decided to read it now that the hype calmed down.
Yes, this book is a fast read, but it is a very thought-provoking book. I believe everyone should read this book, so we as human beings can understand what violence and revenge are doin ...more
Yes, this book is a fast read, but it is a very thought-provoking book. I believe everyone should read this book, so we as human beings can understand what violence and revenge are doin ...more
Wow! Just Wow! A very fast read. It was a current version of S. E. Hinton's "The Outsiders" but set in a different era with different events.
Will has just witnessed the death of his only brother, his favorite brother. As he listens to his mother grieving through the night, he remembers the rules, the rules his brother taught him. He finds the gun that his brother has hidden in his dresser and takes and keeps it under his pillow. He plots revenge on the person he believes killed his brother. Whe ...more
Will has just witnessed the death of his only brother, his favorite brother. As he listens to his mother grieving through the night, he remembers the rules, the rules his brother taught him. He finds the gun that his brother has hidden in his dresser and takes and keeps it under his pillow. He plots revenge on the person he believes killed his brother. Whe ...more
Thank you @kidlitexchange for providing me with a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own.
This is an incredibly powerful book that needs to be in every library, YA classroom and readily available to so many readers. It's creative delivery and message will leave a lasting impact.
Will has grown up being told to follow three rules: no crying, no snitching, seek revenge. When his brother is shot, he grabs a gun, enters an elevator and knows what he must do. Something magical ha ...more
This is an incredibly powerful book that needs to be in every library, YA classroom and readily available to so many readers. It's creative delivery and message will leave a lasting impact.
Will has grown up being told to follow three rules: no crying, no snitching, seek revenge. When his brother is shot, he grabs a gun, enters an elevator and knows what he must do. Something magical ha ...more
The audio is read by the author and is very intense and gripping. This is a story that grabs you and holds you until the end as a teen in the 'hood faces the decision of his life: whether to avenge his brother's shooting by shooting the killer. Told in short poetry, it's a tough testament to the "rules" that govern society and whether we have to obey them.
note to gentle readers: this is definitely a YA book and not a juvenile novel & contains language ...more
note to gentle readers: this is definitely a YA book and not a juvenile novel & contains language ...more
Wow, that was a really emotional elevator ride. This poem depicts the hopelessness and danger of poor kids of color in America in a really searing and specific way.
4 stars. Review to come
If I’d known this book was wrote in verse I’d have preferred to read it instead of listening to it. Might have liked it better.
Mar 17, 2017
Amelia
marked it as to-read-interesting
Dec 07, 2017
Suzanne
marked it as to-read
Dec 09, 2017
Teddie
marked it as to-read
Jan 01, 2018
Krissy
marked it as to-read
May 21, 2018
Martha
marked it as to-read
Aug 06, 2018
Carrie
marked it as to-read
Aug 02, 2020
Melissa (ladybug)
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Aug 11, 2020
Meredith
marked it as clean-sweep
Aug 26, 2020
Kristen
marked it as to-read
