I did like this, although not as much as I expected given the praise I'd heard, partly I think because I was cued to what the book was about going in, but also because I felt a little let down coming out. The book is written as if it’s the school year journal of Melinda Sordino, who entering her fir...
A very sad look at rape and living through it. Difficult to get through because of subject matter alone but I'd recommend it to teens who are fans of contemporary YA, especially if they don't shy away from the darker stuff.
Ah .... Laurie Halse Anderson! We meet again! Fortunately she has redeemed herself in my eyes since I read and then promptly shredded Catalyst. Speak has an entirely different quality in that I actually give a crap about the main character, Melinda. She's wonderfully written. Her voice as narrator...
Triggers in book for sexual assault Summary: In Laurie Halse Anderson's powerful novel, an utterly believable heroine with a bitterly ironic voice delivers a blow to the hypocritical world of high school. She speaks for many a disenfranchised teenager while demonstrating the importance of speaki...
Melinda used to be a solid “B” student with plenty of friends, but all that changed after she called the police and busted a party. Now she’s a Freshman in high school with zero friends and grades that range from mediocre to pathetic. She also doesn’t speak much. What caused Melinda to lose her v...
tl;dr This was a decent book, but the end felt like it tied things up a little too cleanly, a little too nicely for the subject matter that this book is taking on. warning, this review will contain spoilers, and you will have advanced warning.[[MORE]]Description Melinda has become a social outcast b...
Speak is brutal truth. I’m not sure what else to say, but I am extremely happy that books like this one exist. I was infuriated with several characters before I even completed a quarter of the book. Anderson wrote characters that display traits and biases that we wish didn't exist, but they do and t...
Speak is the story of Melinda Sordino, a girl who is just starting high school. At the beginning of the year, Melinda is lonely. It is revealed that she busted a party during the summer by calling the police. A few people were arrested and now everyone is mad at her. As the year progresses, Melinda ...
So, Melinda Sordino called the cops on a party during the summer and now she's an outcast in her school. She's not dealing well with her year and it's showing but many people, including her parents aren't seeing that it's a real problem, they can only see the top layer. As the story unfolds we fin...
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