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Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

6 reviews

aly_lourim's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I first read this book in high school and it helped me through so much. I got the chance to re-read it for an elective class I’m taking in college focusing on YA novels and it def hit harder in a different way this time. It’s such an important for anyone going through depression, trauma or for anyone trying to understand someone who might be shutting down due to these things 🤍

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yanaorwhatever's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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kara_giffo2434's review against another edition

5.0

inspiring sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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zeaing's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i think its a great and realistic insight into the mind of a teenager as opposed to other 'coming of age' typa books which just focus on boy-crazy girls and stupid drama, which is so unnecessary. melinda's thoughts are actually relatable which i think is why, at least to me, she's such an unlikeable character.

what i mean is i dislike melinda because of how much i see myself within her and how many of her thoughts are also my thoughts; the same way i don't sympathise with a lot of her trauma because it's similar to what i've experienced and i find it hard to sympathise with myself. her thoughts and her reactions are realistic, the things she does at times make me cringe because they're things i've done if ygm

this book was hard to read at times, not just because of how relatable it is but because i didnt feel compelled to read it. it took me 2 months to read it and although i never wanted to DNF it, i never exactly felt the need to read it the way i do with other books (but this may be because i mostly read romance)

overall i do think this was a nice book, would read another book by the author and although the ending was ambiguous, i like it as it is and wouldnt like a sequel tbh.

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