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Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds

19 reviews

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75


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xread_write_repeatx's review

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emotional informative reflective 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

5.0


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jinx_mars's review

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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finnft4's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
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4.0

Beautiful visuals and messaging. Personally, some parts hit less than others, but still a great read overall. Recommended. 

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jazhandz's review

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4.25


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overbooked207's review

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

📖 Ain’t Burned All The Bright by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin Book Review 📖

1st book of April 2022 and 13th of the year:

Following the story of a Black American family in 2020, this is such a powerful and moving book about the Covid pandemic/lockdown and the horrific violence against Black Americans, and the impact of those things and more on people. The art was absolutely beautiful and impactful, and the story, how the breathing metaphor was used, and the lack of a lot of words, allowing the art to tell a lot of the story, were so important and done so well. I highly recommend picking this up! TW for police brutality, racism, hate crimes, death, violence, gun violence, the Covid pandemic, sickness, grief, murder, and medical content📚

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blackcatkai's review

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emotional fast-paced

5.0


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vaniavela's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0


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madisone's review

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challenging hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

It’s hard to fully grasp the true impact of this book the first time it is read. You finish it quickly, gasping (ha) at the artwork and the carefully picked apart text, then you wonder “did I really get this?” The impact of this book is wonderful and the oxygen mask analogy is a perfect way to explain how the year 2020 went. Find a way to take three breaths and appreciate the little things even when life is hard.

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kyrstin_p1989's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book is a stunning work of art. A time capsule of what it meant to live and love through 2020 this book is absolutely breathtaking. It will break your heart and instill hope for where we go next. 

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