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A review by pagesofplatypus
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This is a book that should be in every classroom. It is haunting and unrelenting. It is a book that will stick with you.
This is my second book from Tiffany D. Jackson, and no one can put you into the minds of characters like Ms. Jackson. The split povs between time kept me on the edge if my seat as I tried to piece together exactly what happened and when.
There's definitely a resigned knowledge of how this will end yet the reveal is still a gut punch. For me everything about Monday and her life was just utterly heartbreaking. I wanted to scream at most of those grown-ups to shut up and listen and do something.
You want things to have been so different than they were. And the reveal and aftermath is this horridly perfect mix of unsettling, infuriatiing, depressing, and healing.
If there's anything to take from this book, just pay attention. Pay attention to your friends. Pay attention to your classmates. Pay attention to the kids on your block. Just pay attention.
This is my second book from Tiffany D. Jackson, and no one can put you into the minds of characters like Ms. Jackson. The split povs between time kept me on the edge if my seat as I tried to piece together exactly what happened and when.
There's definitely a resigned knowledge of how this will end yet the reveal is still a gut punch. For me everything about Monday and her life was just utterly heartbreaking. I wanted to scream at most of those grown-ups to shut up and listen and do something.
You want things to have been so different than they were. And the reveal and aftermath is this horridly perfect mix of unsettling, infuriatiing, depressing, and healing.
If there's anything to take from this book, just pay attention. Pay attention to your friends. Pay attention to your classmates. Pay attention to the kids on your block. Just pay attention.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Bullying and Lesbophobia