A review by mrsthakkar
Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro

3.0

I was excited about this book, and then I couldn’t even finish it. It is about a teenage boy who lives in West Oakland. He is starting to see the discrepancies in his school and home life. I was disappointed because there were obvious editing mistakes. I also felt like it was trying too hard and put “diversity” in your face. The main character is gay and black. His best friend is gay and Hispanic. He has a friend who is non binary, etc. I think the author could have done more showing and less telling in his writing and I wish he had given us more character development. By the time you know why Moss is so angry, I didn’t really feel emotionally invested in his story.