Written like a form of poetry, names will never hurt me is filled with tension and keeps you wondering how it will end. It follows four different students during a day at school. Each character is written in the first person with intersecting stories.
The day is the one year anniversary of another student's death on campus. None of the four really knew the student, but the import of the day nevertheless has an impact. Kurt, Tisha, Mark and Ryan range in the pecking order from greatest to least and don't appear to have anything in common. Except for the day.
names will never hurt me builds to a taut crescendo, its foundation is bullying, worship, rascism, invisibility, attention and desire. The end is as satisfying as the beginning and the middle. Bonus? Yup. A question that doesn't get answered.
Favorite Quotes:
"My words warming up on the sidelines, ready for the play."
"Sandwiches and confessions fall out of backpacks, crashing to the floor, waiting to be swept up and thrown away."
Overall Opinion:
From the writing style to the story itself, it was fantastic!
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