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A review by hoosjon
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
5.0
This is the best book I've read in a while. I laughed out loud, my eyes got watery ...
Things I loved about this story, in no particular order:
-I like ending chapters by describing a character as a color. It matches perfectly with Claudia being an artist.
-The fluid sense of time, not exactly flashbacks, really make you understand Claudia's blackouts of the incident.
-I like that this engaging story incorporates a girl struggling with writing and dyslexia, yet not wanting the social stigma that official help would bring, and the story didn't NEED that aspect. I think it reaches out to people that struggle to read.
-Michael.
-The buzzing at the end seems very real, like something that a PTSD survivor would talk about.
-Little details like doing nails and working on each other's hair really focus you in on the ages of the young ladies dealing with these heavy issues.
-The last line of the acknowledgments resonates HARD with me, a 46 year old white stepfather and husband that would do anything for his girls ... "Lastly, to missing children of color. We have not forgotten about you. We will continue to fight and give you a voice. You matter." Thank you, Tiffany.
Things I loved about this story, in no particular order:
-I like ending chapters by describing a character as a color. It matches perfectly with Claudia being an artist.
-The fluid sense of time, not exactly flashbacks, really make you understand Claudia's blackouts of the incident.
-I like that this engaging story incorporates a girl struggling with writing and dyslexia, yet not wanting the social stigma that official help would bring, and the story didn't NEED that aspect. I think it reaches out to people that struggle to read.
-Michael.
-The buzzing at the end seems very real, like something that a PTSD survivor would talk about.
-Little details like doing nails and working on each other's hair really focus you in on the ages of the young ladies dealing with these heavy issues.
-The last line of the acknowledgments resonates HARD with me, a 46 year old white stepfather and husband that would do anything for his girls ... "Lastly, to missing children of color. We have not forgotten about you. We will continue to fight and give you a voice. You matter." Thank you, Tiffany.