![]() Will’s brother has just been shot and killed, leaving Will traveling down six stories with a gun tucked into his waistband for revenge. ![]() ![]() Long Way Down navigates gun violence through verse within the claustrophobic confines of a smoky elevator, conjuring a moment-to-moment story that must be followed until the fateful finale. This will be taught in schools for years to come. This gritty, surreal story is really a polemic on the corrosive nature of revenge, and it is BRILLIANT! The last line is as good a closing to a book as I've read in a long time. Those expectations were shattered.and a half. ![]() "Jason Reynolds ( When I Was the Greatest, All American Boys) is already one of the best writers in any genre, so I had high expectations for Long Way Down, Jason's first novel written in verse. ![]()
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