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A review by missbookiverse
How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation by Maureen Johnson
3.0
How I Resist is an uplifting collection of essays, comics, songs, and interviews by a wide variety of voices, including the LGBTQ community, POCs, and the disabled. It's a good starting point to get motivated, maybe especially for teens, but it's really only scratching the surface. What I liked the most was that it acknowledged the different sides of activism: You don't have to go to a march to show your protest, writing a book or simply standing up for yourself (and others) can be an act of resistance just the same.
I listened to the audiobook of this, so I missed out on the illustrations. While the single narrator Soneela Nankani did a fantastic job (especially considering the interview format of some pieces), I kind of wish this would've been a full-cast production with the actual authors. The collection includes songs and some pieces feel like slam poetry, so some original recordings would've been sweet.
My favorite essays were by Daniel J. Watts, Maya Rupert (about Wonder Woman not being black), and Dana Schwartz (about being Jewish).
I listened to the audiobook of this, so I missed out on the illustrations. While the single narrator Soneela Nankani did a fantastic job (especially considering the interview format of some pieces), I kind of wish this would've been a full-cast production with the actual authors. The collection includes songs and some pieces feel like slam poetry, so some original recordings would've been sweet.
My favorite essays were by Daniel J. Watts, Maya Rupert (about Wonder Woman not being black), and Dana Schwartz (about being Jewish).