A review by kerrycat
Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro

1.0

so much potential . . . but clunky writing and way too much of it. this story could have been told in half the text. difficult to wade through all of it along with the predictable, flat characters. the outrage over locker searches and metal detectors seemed unrealistic in this day and age, or even in years past - I had locker searches at my suburban high school back in the eighties, and schools in my area have metal detectors; I've had to go through them myself. don't get me started on a teacher telling a student that it's okay to pirate ebooks for class . . . as a librarian, I spend quality time helping teachers get copies of books because there aren't enough to go around, ever. teachers purchase the books if they must, but no teacher I know would encourage pirating. yes, the police actions are reprehensible in this story, but what is unbelievable is the one cop's heartfelt apology at the very end. very contrived.