Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

Punching the Air

Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam with Omar T. Pasha (Illustrator)

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction crime poetry young adult challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

One fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighbourhood escalates into tragedy. ‘Boys just being boys’ turns out to be true only when those boys are white. Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal Shahid’s bright future is upended: he is...

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Community Reviews Summary of 4,883 reviews

Moods

emotional 84%
reflective 62%
challenging 52%
sad 44%
inspiring 42%
hopeful 38%
dark 30%
informative 22%
tense 21%
adventurous 1%

Pace

fast 54%
medium 39%
slow 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 72% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 3% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2% | No: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.49

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