Alrighty, I’ve done my supporting banned and challenged books thing for the season. Two Ellen Hopkins books down and I swear I’m not going to read another one. Really. I’m not. I can’t. I just can’t do it.
I was enjoying Crank well enough. Reading Identical last week got me nice and prepped for the prose and RJ ranting about the stupidity and unrealistic lifestyle choices of “Bree” had me ready to tackle this “fantasy”.
Hah. It wasn’t as unrealistic as RJ would like to think but it was stupid – at least that part where the crank addicted 17 year old decided to carry her pregnancy to term and Kristina’s mother was glad she “honored her baby” and didn’t abort. Oh freaking brother.
Nope, can’t read any more Hopkins. That sealed it for me.
I’m obviously not commenting on this book since I haven’t read it. I’m always overwhelmed about you guys and your amazing reading of books at your house….ALL OF YOU. I feel like an illiterate dolt when I come here to visit you; but still I come. (And this being said from a family of readers….kids included) I think it’s only me that doesn’t make the time for reading books these days. I barely have enough time for what I DO do. I don’t know how you squeeze it all in Denise. And believe me, I KNOW how much you’ve got on your plate. You really do amaze me Cookie. So, this is my comment on one of your ‘book review’ posts…. Love ya, Joy