A More Deserving Blackness (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
My review is conflicted, hence the 2.5/5 stars. As an adult, i still love reading cheesy and predictable YA books. The romantic teen in me relates to the outcast heroine and loves the gushing romance, finding the only person in the world that understands you, not being able to leave person that allows you to breathe- you know the cheesy and predictable YA. However, the realistic adult who wants to shelter the real teens reading this book hates that: 1-parents, teachers, therapists and cops are portrayed as idiots, 2-that sex and fooling around are not exactly PG-13 (i understand that this is an important part of Bree's healing- but glossing it over would accomplish that too) and 3-holy F bomb escalation. All this being said, as an English Major I really liked the writing, the bit about the stars, the scars in the parking lot and there were a lot of other really vivid, images and emotions conjured that I appreciated. This was a fantastic read, well written and a very pleasant surprise. There are many books with broken characters in but this is one of the best I have read. Bree has recently moved to finish her senior year in a new town where her sister lives. She doesn't speak. Ever. Since something happened to her 2 years ago. A couple of her classmates accept her silence. There's a boy, Logan, she notices who doesn't engage with anyone and seems to be hated by many at the school. A slow, quiet friendship starts. This is well worth the read and I definitely want to read more by this author.
What do You think about A More Deserving Blackness (2000)?
A must read!! while I think it ended perfectly I could still read another book about them :)
—wyt
This is borderline plagiarism, for those who haven't read The Sea of Tranquility.
—Wered6
Raw, tragic and one of the best books I've ever read!
—Rimdiq
