To This Day: For the Bullied and Beautiful

author: Shane Koyczan

name: Wayne

average rating: 4.79

book published: 2014

rating: 4

read at: 2014/07/18

date added: 2014/07/18

shelves: non-fiction

review:

'To This Day' was a viral poem by Shane Koyczan that was on YouTube. He went on to do a Ted Talk and perform it live. It's now made it into book form and it hasn't lost any of it's power or resonance.



It starts with an introduction by Shane Koyczan telling the history of the poem, how it was set to music and then how 80+ animators turned it into a seamless video (a fact I wasn't aware of). Now is it in book form. 30 international artists have each contributed a full page to accompany the poem. In addition, some have shared their stories of being bullied in the notes after the poem.



It's a beautiful poem and the accompanying art is also quite striking. Painful, dark, hopeful and beautiful all are words that came to mind. At first, I was concerned that the varying art might detract from the poem, but there is no reason to worry. It ends with more information, and a list of links to help for those who have been bullied. It's still moving and it may give someone hope. I'm glad it got put into this form.



I was given a copy of this ebook by Annick Press Ltd and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this powerful ebook.





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