#speakbook

[okivet]

i read this in four hours

[mydarkvanessasblog]

review of “speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson

i bet everyone with the last name anderson wants to be a writer. seems like it comes with the territory. anyways, i read this book in 20 hours and i enjoyed most of them. 20 hours from the time i bought it to when i finished reading btw. not 20 consecutive hours… that would be embarrassing!

i’ll start with what i didn’t like cause i feel like if i raved about it first it would seem like one of those compliments, you’re so gorgeous! …please block my boyfriend!

so one thing that really has nothing to do with the quality of the work is melinda’s eating habits were disgusting… wtf were those meals??? grossed me out. ok one actual criticism was the end. i didn’t like how she had to end up “finding her voice” & having her bad ass moment. “i said no” people’s experiences with abuse can’t be defined by if they took it passively or aggressively. both are completely valid. it was rushed and confusing? “why would u say i raped u???? i didn’t “ “ur ugly anyways” *try’s to do it to her again & kiss her while he does it*??? what? and then suddenly cause she “stood up for herself” now her parents don’t fight & school is easy & the cheerleaders love her & she’s no longer depressed or traumatized? the ending was a shit show in my opinion .

BUT what makes the book a 5/10 is everything up to the end (which is why half the earn-able points were deducted) the internal monologue was so good. it was real. i know how it feels to be selective mute from my own personal younger experience. it was summed up incredibly well. i don’t know why the author got so weird & digestible at the end. fumbled.

signing off, me!

[lostinlit-becca]

I am so honored and excited to share the 20th anniversary edition of Speak by @halseanderson This is a book that I have always wanted to read and a book that I think should be read by teens and adults alike. The 20th anniversary edition has some amazing bonus features including an afterword by Jason Reynolds and an updated Q&A. I will leave the synopsis below for the book and it includes information about the anniversary edition! . Thank you so much to @fsgbooks for gifting me with this free book! _________________________________________________________ "Speak up for yourself—we want to know what you have to say." . From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. . Only her art class offers any solace, and it is through her work on an art project that she is finally able to face what really happened at that terrible party: she was raped by an upperclassman, a guy who still attends Merryweather and is still a threat to her. Her healing process has just begun when she has another violent encounter with him. But this time Melinda fights back, refuses to be silent, and thereby achieves a measure of vindication. . A timeless novel about consent and finding the courage to speak up for yourself, the twentieth anniversary edition of the classic novel that has spoken to so many young adults now includes a new introduction by acclaimed writer, host, speaker, and cultural commentator Ashley C. Ford as well as an afterword by New York Times-bestselling author of All American Boys and Long Way Down, Jason Reynolds. This edition will also feature an updated Q&A, resource list, and essay and poem from Laurie Halse Anderson. #speak #speakbook #lauriehalseanderson #20thanniversary #20thanniversaryedition #farrarstrausgiroux #fsgbooks #yabooks #youngadultbooks #youngadult #readya #bookishoutdoors #booksoutside https://www.instagram.com/p/BtE07AMl-NQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tvi10gcukul

[scifrey]

This seems like an entirely appropriate way to spend a rainy #VictoriaDay long weekend. About to start chapter 6 and enjoying it immencely, @ek_johnston #thatinevitablevictorianthing #apeak #speakbooks #penguinbooks #penguinrandomhouse #amreading #authorsreading #AuthorsofInstagram #authorslife #bathcady #whiskey https://www.instagram.com/p/BxqcTOTDxlI/?igshid=ws1z01wpmz2c

[apmjo]

“Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.” I’ll Give You the Sun by @jandy.nelson - https://amzn.to/2Ur829g.. .. ☀️ On this last day of March I had to include one last rainbow. 🌈 ok maybe not last one ever but last one for a little while. Are you sad to see March end? I am a little bit. I’m happy because April usually means sunnier days around here, but April also means hotter days and I’m just not ready for that yet.. .. What are you reading today? Anything coming in April that you’re excited for?. .. #booktography #booksbooksbooks #bookhoarder #rainbowvibes #readersofig #igreads #bookstagramming #booksofig #illgiveyouthesun #jandynelson #bookquotes #speakbooks #ficwishes (at Tyler, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvrR3sKHVR0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rjm9hk0tdzpn

[cryswiltshire]

So I’m going to break a rule here and post this book under the #booksnotbullies tag, even though it’s not blue. 💙💙💙 I started this book on Monday and had it finished by Tuesday night. I couldn’t put it down, it was that incredibly moving. Speak is about 13 year old Melinda, who spends her first year of high school as a selective mute, speaking as little as possible, following a horrific incident at an end of the summer party. The people in Melinda’s world may not hear her say much, but as the reader, we have the opportunity to hear everything going on in her mind. She is often unsure of herself, especially when facing an overwhelming number of bullies around her, yet she holds onto a sarcastic wit and a dry sense of humor. Her character was so easy to relate to and the story unfolded in a terrifyingly realistic way. I truly feel this is an important book for anyone to read, but especially young adults. I highly recommend it.

[rosecolored-books]

Q: what's your favorite book with a blue cover? Hello lovely book nerds! Happy Sunday! I can't believe tomorrow's the first day of March!! How was your reading this month? I'm hoping to finish Winter today which would bring me to four books this month! I just hope school doesn't last too long so that I can read this evening. The Book Jumper was a really good book in my opinion! It was a solid 4/5✨ I'm really excited to get to Warcross and All The Stars and Teeth, too! They both sound really interesting and I can't wait to pick them up! . . . Tags #booklr #booksta #books #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #read #readersofinsta #reading #readersofinstagram #reader #ya #youngadult #yabooks #youngadultbooks #thebookjumper #mechthildglaser #squarefish #fiercereads #warcross #marielu #speak #speakbooks #penguinbooks #penguinteen #allthestarsandteeth #adalyngrace #imprintreads (at Blue Skies) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL2MFMuAiHn/?igshid=e2ehkpbuadve

[labibiphoto]

Tutti pronti? #rizzoligalleria #bookeaterclub #nessunoscomparedavvero #catherinelacey #today #bookclub #book #speakbook (presso Rizzoli Galleria)

[apmjo]

I’ll admit that I often buy books based solely on the cover. I can never tell you exactly what is going to draw me to a cover either. Take this cover of Lola and the Boy Next Door by @naturallystephperkins (https://amzn.to/2W9l7C6) for instance. As beautiful as the new cover are, there is just some thing about this original cover that I simply adore 🥰. What about you? What do you like to see on book covers? . . #ireadya #yacontemporary #youngadultbooks #lolaandtheboynextdoor #stephanieperkins #penguinbooks #speakbooks #igreads #greatreads #coverlove #booknerd #proudbooknerd #bookstagram #bookstagramtogether #flatlaysforever #bookstagrammer #ficwishes https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs6oN-iHJsk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tc61xyq1bxqb

[apmjo]

Today’s #LILThisOrThat is Hogwarts or Camp Half Blood. I’m going to have to go with Hogwarts as that’s the only one I’ve actually read. But if we’re talking about boarding schools in general, give me The School of America in Paris any day! 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 Anna and the French Kiss by @naturallystephperkins 🇫🇷 Lola Ana the Boy Next Door 🇺🇸 Isla and the Happily Ever After 🇫🇷 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 #yareads #yalit #teenreads #youngadultbooks #boardingschool #annaandthefrenchkiss #lolaandtheboynextdoor #islaandthehappilyeverafter #stephanieperkins #speakbooks #penguinbooks (at Tyler, Texas)