Reviews

Air by Ryan Gattis

hannahyoungg's review

2.0

“everybody’s got to die sometime, right? it might as well be for what you believe in”

brokebybooks's review against another edition

1.0

Okay, my previous enthusiasm has fizzled out. I couldn't pinpoint my feelings but was unsettled by the whole "I'm black and white which makes Grey". Until page 160 with the quote "being black with Kurtis is almost like graduating from being mixed. And I'll take that".

The whole premise is fucked. It's that white people shit of "fuck til everyone is grey so racism won't matter". I'm ashamed I took that long to connect the dots.

I've resolved to stop reading books I don't enjoy and this really killed any lingering desire to continue. It's in the uncanny Valley region where it's not quite how teens really are and it feels OFF. Or maybe Grey is just fucking annoying. I don't know. After reading THUG, kids pulling stunts for YouTube hits just seems petty and rediculous.

giraphes's review

3.0

I'm a firm believer in there being no such things as "girl books" and " boy books". Having said that, I do believe this book is one that will appeal to my boy readers way more than most of my girls. And that's not a bad thing! Sometimes it's a struggle to find books that will appeal to high school boys (except for the ones who are already readers!)

I enjoyed this one, but it took a while for the story to really get going. I appreciated Grey, and I really loved his Aunt Blue. I saw a few minor things in the story that just felt.. odd. Like at one point when Grey wrecks and even gets a stitch, but yet his super observant Aunt who is a nurse didn't notice? I just don't buy it. There were just some minor inconsistencies, but nothing that would have really changed the story, so they were fine.

This isn't one I'd tell you to rush out to read, but if it ever crosses your path, it's a good one.