A review by abigail_lo
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

5.0

My heart. It hurts so much. I have never gone through what Melinda had, but I knew exactly how she felt when she got depressed and I just wanted to hug her. Not tell her that everything would be OK
Spoilershe got raped, for christ's sake!
, but just let her know that there was someone there for her.
SpoilerAlso, I heard from another reviewer that Anderson gets asked why Melinda is making such a big deal over getting raped. My response: someone has literally violated your body. How would you feel if someone stripped you while you were drunk and branded the word "b*tch" on your chest? Exactly.