Speak

[Kisa]

I just finished a book...
"Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
It was pretty good. It is told from a hs freshman girl's point of view and how shes sees hs and life after a terrible incident that she tries to forget. It is kinda dark, but actually ended happy ^^
Anyone read it?

[oro!]

Yeah, i had to read it for school last semester. It was dark, but interesting. I just wondered if everything was going to turn out OK for her. I was glad that she did, and finally got rid of IT.

[Yumie]

Would you suggest reading it?

[Petite Soeur]

Yes, I liked it pretty well. It was very dark, but it had to be considering the girl's experience (I read it 8th grade, so I don't remember details like her name). I was in shock when it was revealed what happened to her.

[Kisa]

I would reccommend it, it was really good. but dark. Happy ending tho so no worries. Its rated young adult.

[haru_bay_nay]

Yeah, I read it a while back. I really liked it. I thought it was really easy to connect with the main character, and I was happy with the conclusion. I would recommend it for teens, preferably older ones. Has anyone read another book by Laurie Halse Anderson called "Catalyst"? I heard it was good, but haven't checked it out yet.

[oro!]

I don't know...you see one point is pretty graphic, and my mind's eye...you'll just have to decide for yourself.

[Kisa]

true, there is one graphic scene, but it goes fast, but yea that could bother some people.... overall it is good.

[Cedahlia]

I read 'Catalyst' first, and then 'Speak'. They were both really good. ^^ I would recommend them to anyone who likes real-life situations. Like oro!girl7 said, there is one graphic scene, but it is from her point of view and...I can't think of how to put it but kind of foggy/blurry (in words, that is), and not that bad and pretty brief.

[Rachel]

Yeah, I read this a while back so I don't remember anything being graphic. But I did like it a lot. Catalyst I read more recently and was pretty good too.