Long Way Down
by Jason Reynolds
Taste attributes: teendramacrimefresh & originalheavysimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leadshuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA small-scale book that is stirring, weighty and original. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Open Library rating
4.0 / 5
8 ratings
About This Book
National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller Jason Reynolds's fiercely stunning novel takes place in sixty potent seconds, the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not he's going to murder the guy who killed his brother.
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- Author
- Jason Reynolds
- Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 321
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- Open Library
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