A review by jilliebeanreads
The Beautiful Struggle (Adapted for Young Adults) by Ta-Nehisi Coates
3.0
The coming-of-age story of Ta-Nehisi Coates is sometimes vivid, and at other times muted. True to Coates's form, the vocabulary and syntax is often very advanced. But not always. Some of the pacing seems off. Uneven. Maybe it was overly edited? Some sections feels as if there were two different writers.
All in all, "The Beautiful Struggle" is a good book, and I enjoyed learning about Coates relationships with his brothers, parents and friends. But it's not what I expected. Maybe because it doesn't read like most young adult books do? (At least the ones I've read that target ages under 18). I get that Coates himself was an advanced reader of literature during his teens, but I'm unsure if this has a strong enough story to interest today's teens?
Special thanks to Delacorte Press for an eARC, via NetGalley, in exchange for my honest review.
All in all, "The Beautiful Struggle" is a good book, and I enjoyed learning about Coates relationships with his brothers, parents and friends. But it's not what I expected. Maybe because it doesn't read like most young adult books do? (At least the ones I've read that target ages under 18). I get that Coates himself was an advanced reader of literature during his teens, but I'm unsure if this has a strong enough story to interest today's teens?
Special thanks to Delacorte Press for an eARC, via NetGalley, in exchange for my honest review.