Dear Martin

Dear Martin by Nic Stone
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I heard a lot about this book going around & when I saw it on sale this past week on Amazon, I snagged it up - & devoured it. It's a super fast read, but man, all the heaviness in it.
We see the struggles that a young African-American man goes through as he gets caught up in an incident that seems to snow ball into a series of unfortunate events. It really was intriguing to see how things rolled out & even more, how the media took situations & turned them to what they weren't.
This book is a look a prejudices in so many ways, through so many different eyes.
I really did enjoy this book completely. It held my attention & really made me think. I think its a book everyone should check out.


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Justyce McAllister is top of his class and set for the Ivy League—but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. And despite leaving his rough neighborhood behind, he can't escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new classmates. Justyce looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up anymore? He starts a journal to Dr. King to find out.

Then comes the day Justyce goes driving with his best friend, Manny, windows rolled down, music turned up—way up, sparking the fury of a white off-duty cop beside them. Words fly. Shots are fired. Justyce and Manny are caught in the crosshairs. In the media fallout, it's Justyce who is under attack