Book Title: Long Way Down (Standalone) Author: Jason Reynolds Number of pages: 320
Synopsis:
A cannon. A strap.
A piece. A biscuit.
A burner. A heater.
A chopper. A gat.
A hammer
A tool
for RULEOr, you can call it a gun. That’s what fifteen-year-old Will has shoved in the back waistband of his jeans. See, his brother Shawn was just murdered. And Will knows the rules. No crying. No snitching. Revenge. That’s where Will’s now heading, with that gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, the gun that was his brother’s gun. He gets on the elevator, seventh floor, stoked. He knows who he’s after. Or does he?
(re: Goodreads @ Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds)
Should this book be picked up? the tl;dr review:
– A fully formed story with 99% of the words removed, seriously.
– Claustrophobic and introspective realistic fiction with themes of gun violence, power, and family at the heart of it all
– Setting and characters may not be discretely described but they act as vessels to this cyclical story that can apply anywhere
Initial Thoughts
My first verse novel ayyyy.
Disclaimer: I received an ARC of Long Way Down from Simon and Schuster Canada and at Book Expo.
thoughts and afterthoughts. 