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Confessions of a Murder Suspect (Confessions, #1)

by James Patterson (Goodreads Author)

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Feb 05, 2020 07:58AM

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Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)

by Nic Stone (Goodreads Author)

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Elijah said: " My name is Elijah Holt and the title of my book is Dear Martin. This book was very real, the reason I kept reading this book is because there was always something in the chapter that makes you want to keep reading, the book is so well put together an My name is Elijah Holt and the title of my book is Dear Martin. This book was very real, the reason I kept reading this book is because there was always something in the chapter that makes you want to keep reading, the book is so well put together and the realism of the book makes you always want to know what's going to happen next.

This book is about a kid named Justyce who became a victim of racial profiling. He then begins to struggle on refinding himself, after being in police handcuffs. This book is an Epistolary novel, The thing Justyce was to accomplish was he wanted to be like Martin Luther King and try to stop racism in this messed up world, but after he got cuffed by a racist officer he stopped trying to be like Martin and started wondering if what he was doing was even beneficial.

My favorite Quote in the book is “ You can't change how other people think and act, but you’re in full control of you. When it comes down to it, the only question that matters is this: If nothing in the world ever changes, what type of man are you gonna be. What makes this quote my favorite is how real it is like when I read it, it had me thinking about what type of man I would be.

The book goes through 3 issues. Race, class, and justice. Justice writes to MLK talking about what's going on in the world, and asking him for advice on how he can try to change all of the problems with the situation above. He tries to stop racism by showing there is a problem in the world with segregation. He also tries to stop class because people don't need to be treated differently by class because we are all human, and he wants to chand the justice system because it is broken, especially after losing his friend to an off duty cop because they were playing their music loud.

The theme of this book is inspirational. What I like most about this book is because being a black man in the world you see all these problems that you can relate in the book, It makes you want to make a change in the world and try to break these stereotypes. I rate this book a 10/10 because this was the second book that I could read and want to keep reading. ...more "

Dec 17, 2019 08:36AM · see review