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Genre : Fiction, YA, Contemporary
Edition : Paperback, Published February 28th 2017 by Walker Books
Pages : 438 pages
Goodreads Ratings : 4.64 ☆
My Ratings : 4.5 ☆
This is ownvoices. Wonderful told story. Have serious story line but some parts are seriously funny. This is important story and needed to be told. Angie Thomas tackled the social issues of racial so well involving black community. Though it is fiction, the book simply educates, in simplest way for me as the non american people who lives outside the states. And I know, what happens in real life is scarier. Racism is everywhere, around the world.
Maverick, of all, is the coolest dad! I love his character. I love the little family. It's nice to read about the kids respect the parents and the elders. "Yes ma'am.", "Yes sir.". I even smile every time I read them. I have been reading about kids stomping out of the house whenever their parents give them "education" and that sicken me. And it's nice that in the story, the kids gets to tells and talk every thing to their parents. I love that the story focus on family. A little touch of romance is nice too. Interracial relationship. I would want a boyfriend like Chris. There is nothing wrong with interracial relationship. Chris is respectful and have the effort to understands Starr and her culture and I love that he shows the effort. Character like Hailey, Starr's friends however is otherwise, she even makes sh!tty comments on Khalil will died some other way because she believes he was a drug dealer/thug, without the slightest curiosity to ask Starr about him.
I must say this book is longggg but it is definitely strong, powerful, brave, angry, beautiful and important. Recommended indeed!
Maverick, of all, is the coolest dad! I love his character. I love the little family. It's nice to read about the kids respect the parents and the elders. "Yes ma'am.", "Yes sir.". I even smile every time I read them. I have been reading about kids stomping out of the house whenever their parents give them "education" and that sicken me. And it's nice that in the story, the kids gets to tells and talk every thing to their parents. I love that the story focus on family. A little touch of romance is nice too. Interracial relationship. I would want a boyfriend like Chris. There is nothing wrong with interracial relationship. Chris is respectful and have the effort to understands Starr and her culture and I love that he shows the effort. Character like Hailey, Starr's friends however is otherwise, she even makes sh!tty comments on Khalil will died some other way because she believes he was a drug dealer/thug, without the slightest curiosity to ask Starr about him.
I must say this book is longggg but it is definitely strong, powerful, brave, angry, beautiful and important. Recommended indeed!
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