ktxx22's review against another edition
5.0
#bookreview Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley tried to take me out. (Let me say the audiobook narrator’s performance was next level lots of raw real emotion and I can recommend that format especially with how lyrical this book is written) this book is about serious adult issues that effect our 17 year old narrator. The seedy underside of corrupt police forces. The harshness of making ends meet by any means necessary. By finding family among the other folks who are doing all they can to get by. Taking in a child because you can’t let them become lost in the fray like you’ve been. Shoot. I’m crying again. She was 17 when she started writing this. And the level of writing is far beyond that of a teenager. The soul of this book is a legacy I won’t soon forget.
I recommend this to those who read and enjoyed (despite the heavy subject matter, and bleakness) There, There by Tommy Orange and Push (aka Precious) by Sapphire
An easy 5 ⭐️ read. Well maybe not easy because
I recommend this to those who read and enjoyed (despite the heavy subject matter, and bleakness) There, There by Tommy Orange and Push (aka Precious) by Sapphire
An easy 5 ⭐️ read. Well maybe not easy because
cestelaine's review against another edition
3.0
An important book about important issues but I just found it too oddly paced. The final third of the book felt dragged out while also feeling hastily written & in need of a really good edit.
Also unsure why everyone is so obsessed with the age of the author? Have you spent anytime with 17 year olds recently?
Have read far worse books by ‘adult’ authors. Age is not a measurement for talent.
Also unsure why everyone is so obsessed with the age of the author? Have you spent anytime with 17 year olds recently?
Have read far worse books by ‘adult’ authors. Age is not a measurement for talent.
matthewgeraghty's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
bgirl1214's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ferris_mx's review against another edition
5.0
ACAB
Heartbreaking story of a young woman, girl really, forced onto the streets to keep her fam housed and taken advantage of by the popo. Of course there's no consequences for anyone but the young woman, and yet she finds her way through - barely.
Heartbreaking story of a young woman, girl really, forced onto the streets to keep her fam housed and taken advantage of by the popo. Of course there's no consequences for anyone but the young woman, and yet she finds her way through - barely.
chaosofcold's review against another edition
5.0
“When there is no choice, all you have left to do is walk.”
Leila Mottley’s electric debut is an unflinching glimpse into the lives of people of colour in modern America told through the eyes of a young girl forced grow up fast and wade deep into the quagmire of the underbelly of the adult world to survive.
Tackling subjects such as police brutality and abuse of power, generational trauma and grief. Mottley’s storytelling never shies away from the inevitability of injustice in the world as it exists right now but instead focuses on the will to survive in a world hellbent on punching down.
This story has heart, this story is real and it’s happening every single day.
Leila Mottley’s electric debut is an unflinching glimpse into the lives of people of colour in modern America told through the eyes of a young girl forced grow up fast and wade deep into the quagmire of the underbelly of the adult world to survive.
Tackling subjects such as police brutality and abuse of power, generational trauma and grief. Mottley’s storytelling never shies away from the inevitability of injustice in the world as it exists right now but instead focuses on the will to survive in a world hellbent on punching down.
This story has heart, this story is real and it’s happening every single day.
melissakennedy's review against another edition
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
anickberger's review against another edition
4.0
I don’t know how I can hate and love this ending so much at the same time