Long Way Down in Crazy Challenge Connection

Sep 26, 2018 Lindsay♫SingerOfStories♫ rated it liked it

Shelves: 2018-reads

Long Way Down centers around Will, a 15-year-old youth, who just yesterday witnessed the shooting of his older brother Shawn by gang violence. Today, Will steps onto the elevator in his building with his brother's loaded gun with the goal of vengeance on his brother's killer. But time doesn't work as usual, and strange things happen. Will meets ghosts from his past who tell him their stories and who challenge him to think: what if you miss?

So, this book was extremely unique. First off, it was wr ...more

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May 24, 2018 Jamie (TheRebelliousReader) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: borrowed-from-library, contemporary, stand-alone, black-excellence, young-adult, all-of-the-feels, fantastic-hero, 2018, 5-stars, favorites-five-stars-and-beyond

“ANOTHER THING ABOUT THE RULES
They weren't meant to be broken.
They were meant for the broken
to follow.”

5 stars. Holy shit. I am feeling so many emotions right now and I don’t think I know how to properly put them into words. One of my favorites of 2018 so far. Hands down.

This was powerful. I had heard nothing but wonderful things about this novel and I can definitely say that the hype is well deserved. Because this is written in verse it makes for a very quick read but it packs such an emot ...more

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Jan 26, 2018 Erica rated it it was amazing

Oh my gosh. I have no words worthy of this book, this incredible work of art. The language is unbelievable, the formatting is beautiful, and the message is pertinent in this day and age. It is, I believe, a prime example of what contemporary literature can and should strive to be.

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