This book is brilliant.

It is such an insight into what life is like to be a 16 year old black girl from "the ghetto".

I enjoyed it, even though that feels like the wrong word to use. It's a horrific story really.

Starr is such a likeable character and you really feel her inner conflict and turmoil when it comes to whether she should speak up. The fear.

Everyone should read this. Particularly white people. As much as it was a gripping read, it was educational for me too.