Speak

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Summary: Just so perfect
Review: I just read this book yesterday, I thought the cover was really interesting ... wow, it was just so perfect! It's so frightening that something like that happened to Melinda, when she's a ninth grader, I was a ninth grader. It was very, um, humbling I guess. I loved the whole name changing of the mascot. Hahahahaha!! That was hilarious. I hate that Heather girl. Ok, this probably isn't very helpful, but GET THIS BOOK!!!!!!

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Summary: Speak
Review: I was given 'Speak' as summer reading for my the high school I'm entering next year. I had read speak a while ago, but managed to forget most of it.So, when I started it (again) last week, I found if kind of an ironic choice for incoming freshmen- "The first 10 lies they tell you in high school: 1.We are here to help you. 2.You will have enough time to get to class before the bell rings. 3.The dress code will be enforced. 4.No smoking allowed on school grounds. 5.our football team will win the championship this year." ... etc. But anyway, The book was humourous and witty. Melinda's struggles with 'tree' kind of represent her struggles with herself- she can see what needs to be done, but can't figure out how to make it work.(In art, she was instructed to pull a slip of paper from a cracked globe and spend the year trying to capture the object the slip revieled in diffrent mediums and give it some emotion. Melinda pulled 'tree'.) I also think Melindas inability to 'speak' goes deeper than cracked lips and a sore throught. Speak was an amazing moving book that captures the details and everyday life of high school. This book definately should should be apart of any high schoooler's reading list.

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Summary: The writer was pathetic and not 1 word was true!!
Review: This book was TOTALLY DISAPOINTING!!! I am in the popular crowd, so yes, you might say that I wasnt one to read this book, but i was in for a ride! Not one word in this book was true! Popular kids do NOT torture or humilate those who aren't popular! We have better things to do! The narrator was plain PATHETIC! She kept just feeling SORRY for herself and made other poeple give her sympathy! She wasnt willing to try new things! Instead she turned mute and criticized all other people better than her! What? She thinks we are better off? She thinks we're luckier?? People that are more popular than her have no advantages over her!! She is just too pathetic to realize it! I do not suggest this book to ANYONE because i thought it was stupid and UNrealistic!! NO TEACHER WOULD LET THERE STUDENT NOT TALK THE WHOLE YEAR!! GIVE ME A BREAK!!

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Summary: Speak
Review: Melinda entered Merryweather High School (former home of the Trojans, but the school board believed that this didn't send a good abstinence message) with the wrong clothes, the wrong hair, the wrong attitude. She had no friends, and everyone at school hated her because that summer, she had broken up a party by calling the police. Melinda stops talking because she believes no one will listen. But when she when that traumatic event of the summer starts happening again, she knows learns it's better to speak up than shut up. This is a great book, with dark and witty humor that sends a message to all of its readers.

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Summary: something to learn from.....
Review: After months of waiting for this book to be returned to the library, I finally let go and bought it. Ms. Anderson has her own unique style of writing this book. At first I was puzzled why she wrote the dialogue kind of like a play script. And I realized it was all part of the book. There isn't really anger in this book even though most teenagers with Melinda's freshman life would've felt much resentment towards the popular people and other people that at least had friends. It seems that Melinda just accepts her life in silence. Although other characters in the story describe her as "depressing" and "negative", she seems more like a high school martyr to me, considering the painful reason of her silence. This book is the best type and style you can get. First person always appears to make details look clear. "Speak" can teach you something if you let the book take you away. It may even change your view on a few matters...if you have the chance to read it, please do. It's a great book and Anderson deserves much appreciation.

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Summary: Reading "Speak" was Fun =)
Review: I really enjoyed this book alot.The writer does a great job mkaing her writing flow so that the reader never gets bored.I was surprised on how much the charachter in the book reminded me of myself.The thoughts and the actions in the story were just like regular things that happene in everyday life.I had fun reading "Speak"... it was just like watching a movie in a way.This book is brilliant.Good job Laurie.

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Summary: My Favorite new Book
Review: This book is probably one of my favorites. The only problem I found of it was that ..., every little thing is a big deal in this book, when in real high school, it isn't.

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Summary: "Speak" Captures All the Things in Life
Review: The first time I heard about this book, I wasn't very interested.After reading it in a time period of two days,I thought different.This book is absolutly great!The writer writes with a flow that didn't get me at all bored.I don't know the age of the writer but she writes so much like I think.Everything that happens in this book are things that people deal with every single day in their life.Laurie's story about just a "Regular" young girl and her life through her freshman year in high school may sound boring but Laurie's use of subject and description keep it interesting.Laurie's book is brilliant.

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Summary: Amazing
Review: A tale of a young girl's struggle against a silencing secret that no one could know. This book will change your point of view of all the misfits and get you wondering why they are the way they are. This book ranks high on my list of must have books! I recommend for 7th grade and up. WOW!

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Summary: wonderful - could easily relate to
Review: I loved this book because it was like I had written it myself. I haven't gone through the exact same thing as the character, but she would relay my exact feelings as I have suffered through depression. It's one of those books you can either totally relate to on a personal level, or not at all. After all, often that is whtat makes a good book. My favorite excerpts are: "When people don't express themselves, they die. One piece at a time." "I'm the only one sitting alone, under the glowing neon sign which reads, 'Complete and Total Loser, Not Quite Sane. Keep Away. Do Not Feed." This book made me laugh and it made me cry. I love the author's style. This is the perfect book for teenagers who have never really wanted to "follow the crowd." READ IT! :-)