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Great! Fantastic! A story that is very real and full of emotion. It actually asks the question of the rules for living in urban America. Take time and read this masterpiece.!
I think there was a reason I hadn't gotten my hands on a galley ahead of time and seemed to wait FOREVER to get it delivered to the high school. It's because I needed to be able to sit with it at night by myself. I remember when I read the galley of Long Way Down-- on the train coming back from SLJ's Day of Dialog in the city. I read it on the train ride back to Albany and closed it and held it and ran my hand over the top thinking: this man is a genius. And seriously, how can you top that? Well...
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel may be the best graphic novel adaptation I have read. I loved Long Way Down, but I LOVED LWD:The Graphic Novel. A powerful story of violence and the perpetuation of violence and the dramatic finality of violence is made more powerful through the placement of the story on the page with expressive pictures.
The rules in this neighborhood are - in the event of a loved one being murdered - 1. No crying; 2. No snitching; 3. nearest male relative to the victim must kill the killer, no argument. The first two rules are not too difficult. The third rule, logically, inevitably, creates the next victim, and the next person to require revenge. And so....on.Jason Reynolds already had a hit with this short raw story about a 15 year old boy who thinks he has to kill his brother's murderer, so this is the graph...
An amazing graphic novel of the book. The book was my favorite book of last year so I knew I needed to read the graphic novel.Sixty seconds. Three rules. No crying. No snitching. Revenge. Will's brother was murdered and Will, like everyone else, knows the rules. He steps on the elevator on his way to avenge the murder of his brother. Sixty seconds. Seven floors.Again, it felt real. I knew the story this time but it was still powerful. I remember reading the book last year and picturing everythin...
Anyone who knows me just a little knows exactly how I feel about Long Way Down. I read it for the first time this year and it was AMAZING. Reynolds utilizes this story to capture the discussion around cyclical violence. I think that it's easy to judge people especially youth that are victims of violence when you don't take the opportunity to really learn and understand how they get there in the first place. Both the graphic novel and the book focus on Will's attempt to get revenge for his brothe...
4.5 ✨Now I'm kicking myself that I didn't read the book first. This is so beautiful and heart breaking.This is about a boy who's brother is shot. He believes he knows who did it and the rules of his community are that if someone is killed, you kill the person who did it. So, he gets a gun and is talking himself into commiting murder. But when he gets on the elevator to travel down to where the person he thinks responsible is, he is met on each floor by a ghost of someone that is related to the s...
I read the story version of this last year and loved it and the graphic novel is just as good and a very effective way to tell this important story. This book should be in all Schools around the world so children will think before they act in the decisions they make. What family members have done may not be the right way of doing thing and it takes one person to change the way things are done, this story is about anger, killings and 'The rules' but are the rules right surely there is a better wa...
I love the story and the art.
Jason Reynolds is among those authors whom I consider a hero. I believe he probably saves lives with his books. I listened to JR narrate the audiobook Long Way Dowm a few years ago- amazing, as expected. But this revisit in graphic form was truly a treat. JRs words and story combined with beautiful illustrations was perfect.
Ok this is so good. I love Long Way Down and the graphic novel version of it delivers. Much like the story itself, the images accompanying it will give you pause. There is great distinction between the past and the present. The visuals have a water-color vibe, unclear and blurry edges. Gives the illusion of the ghosts within the story. I loved loved loved this. Very powerful adaptation of an already incredible story for young readers.
The illustrations are amazing. Great depiction of the novel.
EDIT: This book has been shortlisted for the Yoto Kate Greenaway Award 2022!Wow.This is one of those stories that you just have to experience for yourself. The art was gorgeous. I loved this graphic novel adaptation of Jason Reynold's story. Years ago, I actually borrowed Long Way Down (the original, non-graphic version) from the library and wanted to read it, after I'd heard it was shortlisted for the Carnegie medal. But weeks went by and it stayed on the shelf and I just... I was put off by th...
It's always a struggle for me to rate graphic novels, so I'm going to leave it unrated for now. I read Long Way Down as an audiobook last year and it blew me away. It was such a haunting, unforgettable read, so naturally I decided to pick this up. I've been struggling to finish literally anything this year, so I decided that a graphic novel would be the best way to transition back in to reading. And it worked. I loved the art style, but I think this works best as a re-read. If you're reading t...
Heartbreaking, poignant and unforgettable. I listened to this on audio earlier this year and have been anxiously waiting to see this story come to life as a graphic novel. It does not disappoint. A MUST read that will be re read again and again.
