Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)

by Nic Stone

[layawaydragon]

Content Warning: Racism, Police Brutality, Blackface, Sexism, Toxic Masculinity,

Amazing. I love the audio version, the way he speaks and gets all quiet at times. I love how it included his letters to Martin, articles and news clippings. His last letter to Martin....

https://media.giphy.com/media/26n6PxXCcE7d1O7Go/giphy.gif

And if you can't understand after all that, I don't know what to fucking tell you.



Notes While Reading:
>>Police brutality off the bat , trying to help drunk ex-girlfriend from driving home drunk.
>>"hoe", "bro talk", sexist shit.
>>Oh damn! Same cop! No sympathy here...
>>Yay content warning from professor about the class discussion
>>PTSD is real
>>FUCK JARED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>I love you SJ, but reel it back a bit.
>>"We'll never be seen as criminals before people." - real talk from SJ
>>Oh gods, they blackfaced MLK jr. in a school play.
>>LOL Mama.
>>Oh gods no. No no no no no no no
>>OH HELL FUCKING NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>Manny was sO hoping Justyce would pull out so he could too and not be the bad guy.
>>GOOD. FUCK BLAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>ooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo Justyce and SJ!!
>> "How was it suppose to come out?" lolol omfg I'm blushing, it's so embarrassing and adorable.
>>SJ apologized for speaking for him!!
>>lol only an hour and a half way. She knew that QUICK.
>>So adorable.
>>I love the awkward self doubt and third person stuff.
>>Fucking Jared. Fucking whining about affirmative action BS. Pouty whiny white boy don't know shit.
>>"sound like a girl with this gossipping shit" -ugh Justyce with the toxic masculinity upkeep.
>>Hmmmm, Manny scared of black women. Wish this was delved into more but...
>>"He probably shouldn't have because of *feelings*.
>>Awww YAY!!!!! lol SJ throwing away the cup lol
>>AWWWWWWWWWWW YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
>>FUCK BLAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>Poor Manny.
>>Oh fuck that "masta set you free" comment to Hell and back.
>>"Some people learn more from an undeserved pass than a punishment." - Interesting, Manny's dad.
>>Damn, cousin in jail.
>>Wow Martel, clever. Clever.
>>Awww the Freedmen's love him so much!!
>>Fuck, testifying is painful.
>> Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. But better than a walk....
>>GOOD! Again, I feel no fucking sympathy.
>>Wow Jared. Just....wow. Good on you Justyce.