How It Went Down

I've lived in the suburbs of St. Louis for most of my life. I grew up in Ferguson, which you may know from the news - the national news - every day. Through most of last fall, the shooting death of Michael Brown and the broader issues it raised were at the forefront of my community and the nation's......more

While I found the use of multiple POVs to tell the story the right technique -- this is a story about perception and about the way a story can be told many different ways to cast a person as either good or bad -- I found that none of the character voices were readily distinguishable. I got the voice......more

There are few books that change the lens through which we examine and see our world. This is one of those powerful and important reads.......more

Likes: Controversial opinion: This book is superior to The Hate U Give in every way. The writing is stronger, the characters are more complex, the plot is less predictable and faster paced. Why are we not talking about How It Went Down? Where is this book’s movie deal? I don’t understand! How It Wen......more

A compelling look at the repercussions of a young black boy being shot by a white man. Reading like something ripped from the headlines, we see all the angles: family, friends, media, neighbors, everyone with their own idea of what might have happened, everyone with their own idea of who the victim,......more