320 pages · Released Oct 24, 2017 · Simon and Schuster
Content report card
Long Way Down parent’s guide: what’s inside
High confidence
Sexual content
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LGBTQ+ themes
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What it offers
A note for parents
Long Way Down is a powerful, emotionally intense novel told in verse about a teenager contemplating revenge after his brother's murder. The book directly addresses gun violence, grief, cycles of retaliation, and systemic trauma in urban communities through haunting supernatural encounters. While the subject matter is dark and mature, Reynolds uses it to challenge violence rather than glorify it, making this a thoughtful but heavy read best suited for mature teens who can grapple with its themes.
As Will, fifteen, sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know.As Will, fifteen, sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know.
