Speak
Registered by BookwormKAM of Memphis, Tennessee USA on 1/12/2007
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
Summary:
"Melinda Sordino busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so her old friends won't talk to her, and people she doesn't know hate her from a distance. It's no use explaining to her parents; they've never known what her life is really like. The safest place for Melinda to be is alone, inside her own head. But even that's not safe. Because there's something she's trying not to think about, something about the night of the party that, if she admitted it and let it in, would blow her carefully constructed disguise to smithereens. And then she would have no choice. Melinda would have to speak the truth."
This is- no exaggeration- one of the most amazing books I've ever read and deserves every one of the awards and honors it's garnered. The author tells the story of Melinda's life after her rape (a word rarely if ever actually used) perfectly, with the perfect mix of drama, angst and dark humor.
The copy I'm releasing is the Platinum edition, which includes a very enlightening conversation with the author, Laura Halse Anderson, in the back of the book.
"Melinda Sordino busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so her old friends won't talk to her, and people she doesn't know hate her from a distance. It's no use explaining to her parents; they've never known what her life is really like. The safest place for Melinda to be is alone, inside her own head. But even that's not safe. Because there's something she's trying not to think about, something about the night of the party that, if she admitted it and let it in, would blow her carefully constructed disguise to smithereens. And then she would have no choice. Melinda would have to speak the truth."
This is- no exaggeration- one of the most amazing books I've ever read and deserves every one of the awards and honors it's garnered. The author tells the story of Melinda's life after her rape (a word rarely if ever actually used) perfectly, with the perfect mix of drama, angst and dark humor.
The copy I'm releasing is the Platinum edition, which includes a very enlightening conversation with the author, Laura Halse Anderson, in the back of the book.
Journal Entry 2 by BookwormKAM at IHOP - Riverdale, Near Winchester in Memphis, Tennessee USA on Saturday, January 13, 2007
Released 17 yrs ago (1/13/2007 UTC) at IHOP - Riverdale, Near Winchester in Memphis, Tennessee USA
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Left on bench in lobby.
Left on bench in lobby.
