SHOUT
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Published by Viking Books
on March 12, 2019
Genre: Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Poetry
Length: 296 pages
Ages: 14 - 17
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Synopsis:
Synopsis:
A searing poetic memoir and call to action from the bestselling and award-winning author of Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson!
Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in our culture has changed since her groundbreaking novel Speak was first published twenty years ago, she has written a poetry memoir that is as vulnerable as it is rallying, as timely as it is timeless. In free verse, Anderson shares reflections, rants, and calls to action woven between deeply personal stories from her life that she's never written about before. Searing and soul-searching, this important memoir is a denouncement of our society's failures and a love letter to all the people with the courage to say #metoo and #timesup, whether aloud, online, or only in their hearts. Shout speaks truth to power in a loud, clear voice--and once you hear it, it is impossible to ignore.
Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in our culture has changed since her groundbreaking novel Speak was first published twenty years ago, she has written a poetry memoir that is as vulnerable as it is rallying, as timely as it is timeless. In free verse, Anderson shares reflections, rants, and calls to action woven between deeply personal stories from her life that she's never written about before. Searing and soul-searching, this important memoir is a denouncement of our society's failures and a love letter to all the people with the courage to say #metoo and #timesup, whether aloud, online, or only in their hearts. Shout speaks truth to power in a loud, clear voice--and once you hear it, it is impossible to ignore.
My Thoughts:
Laurie Halse Anderson, the author of Speak, writes a poetic memoir of her life, and the things that made her come out and write Melinda's story.
I picked this up kind of randomly at the library without knowing what it was about except that it was from the author of Speak, which I read about five years before, and that it was a memoir, which I've been reading a lot more of lately. It's a small book and also freestyle poetry, which I see from time to time but never bother to read, so I thought I'd give it a try for once. It turned out to be one of those books I didn't know I needed to read. I didn't think I'd relate but the topic was still important and relevant enough to read and I ended up realizing that I relate more than I'd like to. This is the kind of book that any female, and some males too, will relate to in some way no matter what.
SHOUT was kind of hard-hitting and is a real life filled with real issues. This is every U.S. teen who struggled with poverty, broken homes, neglect, and abuse. This is every kid that stumbled along through school, failing at fitting in or making friends. This is every young girl or boy who's ever been assaulted or raped. This is a sea of voices who can't speak out, won't speak out, or have yet to speak out, and this author is speaking out for us by telling us her truth. Bless her.
This was a really hard read. It's like reading someone's darkest truths. The ones that most people keep locked up and never speak of again. So much about this book was relatable for me, in so many ways. This felt like my childhood, my teen years, my life as a woman. The things that we don't talk about because we will be judged and blamed and shamed for them. She puts them all out there and lets us know that these things are not our fault.
A must read. All the stars and more.
CW for rape, assault, PTSD, substance abuse.
SHOUT was kind of hard-hitting and is a real life filled with real issues. This is every U.S. teen who struggled with poverty, broken homes, neglect, and abuse. This is every kid that stumbled along through school, failing at fitting in or making friends. This is every young girl or boy who's ever been assaulted or raped. This is a sea of voices who can't speak out, won't speak out, or have yet to speak out, and this author is speaking out for us by telling us her truth. Bless her.
This was a really hard read. It's like reading someone's darkest truths. The ones that most people keep locked up and never speak of again. So much about this book was relatable for me, in so many ways. This felt like my childhood, my teen years, my life as a woman. The things that we don't talk about because we will be judged and blamed and shamed for them. She puts them all out there and lets us know that these things are not our fault.
A must read. All the stars and more.
CW for rape, assault, PTSD, substance abuse.
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