A review by girlreading
Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro
4.0
Reading this book was like a punch to the gut. It was painful, terrifying and incredibly powerful. The events featured felt like they should have belonged in a dystopian, not a book that’s tragically realistic and inspired by current events. The fact that there were similarities between the way the kids and people in the book were treated paralleled with the treatment of characters in books like The Darkest Minds is messed up in itself but made even more so because how true to life they were.
Although I had a few issues with the structure and pacing, the wonderfully inclusive cast of characters, Moss’s openness about his mental health and sexuality with family and friends and the loving, supportive relationship he had with his mother more than made up for it.
All in all, this was a brilliantly inclusive, heart-pounding and moving read I’d highly recommend.
TW: panic attacks, ableism, racism, gun violence, misgendering, police brutality, internalised fatphobia
Although I had a few issues with the structure and pacing, the wonderfully inclusive cast of characters, Moss’s openness about his mental health and sexuality with family and friends and the loving, supportive relationship he had with his mother more than made up for it.
All in all, this was a brilliantly inclusive, heart-pounding and moving read I’d highly recommend.
TW: panic attacks, ableism, racism, gun violence, misgendering, police brutality, internalised fatphobia