What did you read this year?
Kelly’s
average rating for
2023
4.8
4.8
This was a very moving and thought-provoking book. From Noah, Lennie, Alice Lee, Ruby, and Josh - my favorite characters - I believe anyone of any age who is not afraid of facing difficult topics such as death or murder will love this book. I shed some tears while reading; it had been a long time since I had experienced an impactful story like this one.
"Within me, a brewing concern that admiration is an ambush. I want to collect the small pieces of Charles, those that belong to the regular Black American kid that he leaves on the floor when he walks off the stage."
"I understand that his loneliness is a lot like mine, carefully pruned like a prizewinning bonsai, gifted to us by people who are adults in name only."
"Death has not been on my mind, so I know that the passage has pulled me in with i ...more
"I understand that his loneliness is a lot like mine, carefully pruned like a prizewinning bonsai, gifted to us by people who are adults in name only."
"Death has not been on my mind, so I know that the passage has pulled me in with i ...more