Miles Morales: Spider-Man (Novel) Kindle Edition

Things I loved about this book: The Sijos, Jason Reynolds' ability to add mundane details into his stories and normalize characters, the very present parents, the rich and detailed side characters.Things I'm struggling with: This story, is obviously, about Spiderman. Throughout the story there is a build up to the battle scene, with Miles' Spidey sense alerting him and the way too evil history teacher. It felt like all of this build up happened and then the battle scene was 10 pages long and then it was over.However, the more I think about this, the more I think that it's done this way on purpose. Being Spiderman is just one part of Miles. He is also a son, and a friend, and a student, and a teenage boy trying to navigate his crush. This story tells one small period of time in his life. Once he has defeated the villain, he still has real life demons to answer to and problems of racism and discrimination that cannot be as easily defeated as the larger-than-life villain.So while this was unsettling to me when I read it, it forced me ask myself a lot of questions and grapple with why the story was told this way and the answers make the grappling worth it.tl;dr Jason Reynolds is masterful in his story telling. This is exactly the story Donald Glover was talking about years ago. Spiderman is just a normal, smart black kid from Brooklyn.

Language--bland-a**, sucker-a** Ratsh*t (nickname for a teacher), dam, h*ll, sh*t, dumb**, most curse words were said by Miles.Plot--not a clear villain for most of the book. It is explained that Miles hates his dad (who makes him do chores and holds him to a higher standard) and worships his mother, who sees him as perfect. He also hates two or three of his teachers.Morals--teachers are lied to and disrespected, one is said to be somewhat racist when he remarks that historically slavery was a good thing for the country--this topic was barely brushed through, so it doesn't allow for a very thorough conversation on slavery, which disappointed me. Miles skips school to go be Spider-Man, which an older child may understand but for a younger child this could be problematic.In my opinion a hero should be a good role model, and this superhero is pretty flawed. An older child can be talked through the book and come to the realization that these flaws are not to be imitated. A younger child may lean toward imitating these flaws, especially giving teachers nicknames, cursing, and lying. There are a few times when Miles "gives a stone face" or glares at his father. There are also times when Ganke, Miles' sidekick, belittles Miles, which I didn't care for since Ganke seems to be Miles' only friend. It would be necessary to explain to a younger child that we don't have to accept these behaviors from friends and that this is not an ideal friendship. Almost all Miles' relationships are toxic.In one tiny fragment of the book, Miles reveals that he would be named Miles Davis if he hadn't taken his mother's maiden name (Morales). Almost no background history is touched on, so young children may not understand the historical reference--at one point an obscure "jazz singer" comment is made and that's it.Also, a crush is mentioned, girlfriends topic comes up.Certain vernacular speech/slang may cause issues w comprehension, such as "OGs Air Nikes".Violence--end scenes featured jagged shards of cut glass, Miles biting his tongue until it bled, mild blood references. Sensitive children may not appreciate this. I would say this is PG-13 level.Overall, for an adult, this isn't that bad--it's not my genre so I don't have much to compare it to. It's well-written. I could do without the foul language because it seems corny and adds nothing to the plot. Just unnecessary.We bought this for my 10.5 yr old but will likely save it til he's 14 or 15.

Miles Morales is your average teenager… goes to school, gets in fights with his parents, crushes on classmates, and plays old-school video games with his roommate. But something takes him away from those ‘normal’ priorities of his life, his spidey-sense. Visions and nightmares, coincidences and cold sweats. Will Miles be able to balance his hectic life and figure out the threats at the same time?Be forewarned: This is not an action/super-hero/shoot-em-up novel. This is a novel that takes on weighty topics like race, and all the complications of teen life. Yes, there’s some web shooting, but not much. But that is not the focus. Reynolds takes the time to concentrate on the young man behind the mask. It is a much appreciated departure from many of the YA novelizations or tie-ins I’ve read. Recommended.

Most importantly my son loves this book. When I helped him with his book report I came to appreciate the social conflict that played such an important role in Miles Morales' life. This is not a beat em up, bang em up, good guy wins sorta book. It rises well above all that and delivers a powerful message in humanity. What is that message? I'm not telling! That would just spoil everything!My son had a little difficulty grasping the real message of this book and therefore challenged his highest intellect. We had a lot of quality time working on his book report together.This is now a family favorite!

I have been struggling to find books my daughter will read and this one was a hit! She loved all the excitement in this book and at the end she was feverishly flipping pages and asked for the next in series! She declared that she needed to read more like these.

He said he likes that the hero was black and how it related to today's society.

Took me a little longer than expected to finish this book, but it was quite satisfying. I would like to see more of Miles Morales story and adventures

Not much Spider-Man, not a good villain. Just didn’t enjoy the story. villain was odd, and not resolved very well

Haven't completed the book yet as it's a long read. It's best aimed at readers of the tween to teen age range and up; it's a novel and not a picture book.

My son is 10 and he loves this author.

Antes de dizer que terminei o livro há poucos minutos e que, sim, gostei muito, vale deixar claro que: 1) Miles Morales é, provavelmente, a única pessoa-aranha que acompanho na Marvel Comics há anos e; 2) a proposta do autor, Jason Reynolds, ressoa muito com muitas coisas que gosto muito, textos que escrevo e coisas afins - é só dar uma mexida neste blog e tal que, facilmente, se nota.Por isso, resolvi escrever logo esta resenha, mas tentarei não ser tão tendencioso, hehe.Além disso, já deixando claro: você não precisa conhecer toda a "historiografia" dos Homens-Aranha, do Universo Ultimate ou do próprio Miles. A obra se sustenta por si só. Apesar disso, fica bem claro que Reynolds leu tudo que devem ter disponibilizado a ele e, aqui e ali, pega algo da fonte - até pra evitar incongruências com o cânone, claro - e, assim, se você acompanhou Ultimate Spider-man, Guerras Secretas e além, admito que entenderá mais profundamente certas coisas. Porém, nada que mude a experiência de leitura...Então, o que rola nessa história? Resumindo muito, é muito mais focada no cotidiano escolar de Miles e seu relacionamento com as pessoas (seus pais e Ganke, melhor amigo e colega, principalmente) e com a comunidade que faz parte do que em seus poderes e o uniforme, mas ambos ainda estão lá e implicam em muitos em muitas vantagens – tipo, tente ter reflexos e agilidade aracnídeas e jogar basquete – e problemas. Com isso, entre lidar com uma “paixonite” e uma revelação recentes, Miles ainda precisa descobrir o que ou quem está afetando o sentido-de-aranha a ponto de deixá-lo doente. Tudo desenrola a partir dessas situações.[...] Miles Morales - Spider-man foi uma das melhores leituras que realizei este ano, e eu leio muito! A Marvel Press trouxe um dos meus personagens favoritos dos gibis mainstream para a prosa e, sobretudo, com isso, Jason Reynolds aborda vários temas que considero importantes não só para mim (ou pessoas como eu), mas para qualquer um que se dispõe a aprender sobre e entender determinadas questões. Espero muito que alguma editora brasileira traga o título logo para cá, e com um tratamento e qualidade tão bons quanto o original - e me ofereço pra fazer a tradução, também, hehehe... Comparando a outros aracnídeos da literatura, esta teia do aranha também uma mensagem significativa.

Tel que décrit. Livre intéressant pour les amateurs de spiderman.Livre solide et très bien fait .

Fast shipping, excellent book.