6/18/2023 0 Comments Booked kwame alexander pageas![]() The choice of poetic verse for this story was the right choice because it allows the flow of the story to mirror what is most important to Blade (and to his family)-music. Some books can get bogged down in too many details and too many characters. With every choice of word, Alexander is moving the story forward. This is important for Blade and his story the focus is right where it needs to be at all times. We are learning about Blade – who he is, where he comes from, what those things mean to him – but the other characters stay in the background. The development of the characters is spot on. It’s not a feeling easy to describe, but there were many moments where I felt so connected to him as a character that it changed my interaction with the text. That’s not too much to ask, right?Īs I read this book, I felt Blade down in my soul. His character reminds me of the journey we are all on, a journey to find out who we are and what we bring to the world. He is full of so much heart, so much hope, with sprinkles of sadness. Let me just say that I loved everything about this book – the cover, the characters, the mode of writing.īlade is a character that many readers will find pieces of themselves. But when he discovers a deeply protected family secret, Blade sets out on a journey across the globe that will change everything he thought to be true. Haunted by memories of his mother and his family’s ruin, Blade’s only hope is in the forbidden love of his girlfriend. Solo, a YA novel in poetic verse, tells the story of seventeen-year-old Blade Morrison, whose life is bombarded with scathing tabloids and a father struggling with just about every addiction under the sun-including a desperate desire to make a comeback. I'm not sure why I waited so long to read a book by Alexander, but I can assure you this will not be my last. ![]() I haven't read many YA about books about adoption, but I'm glad to see more of them are appearing. But for the most part, I loved the message and identified with that more than anything. ![]() It was a great listening experience and I encourage people to try the audio version of this book.Īs far as the story, it was a bit choppy and I didn't completely connect with the main character, but I think that's the price one pays for reading/listening to a novel in verse. I loved that the songs were actually sung and sung well. I was able to hear the singing and the different voices that the narrator used. Since I saw it was about music, I waited until it was released to get the audio version. ![]() The number one best thing about this book is the music that's incorporated. The poems were so much more in-depth than I expected and it talked about some heavier topics that I didn't expect as well. I'm not usually a fan of novels in verse, but with Kwame Alexander's name on it, I knew I had to read it. ![]()
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