Tricks
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Five teenagers from different parts of the country. Three girls. Two guys. Four straight. One gay. Some rich. Some poor. Some from great families. Some with no one at all. All living their lives as best they can, but all searching. What they don't expect, though, is all that can happen when those powerful little words "I love you" are said for all the wrong reasons.
Five moving stories remain separate at first, then interweave to tell a larger, powerful story--a story about making choices, taking leaps of faith, falling down, and growing up. A story about kids figuring out what sex and love are about, at all costs, while asking themselves, "Can I ever feel okay about myself?"
A brilliant achievement from New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins. Tricks is a book that turns you on and repels you at the same time. Just like so much of life.
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Tricks is about 5 teenagers, 3 girls and 2 boys, who, through some way or another, fall into prostitution. I won't go into the backgrounds of each of them, but my gut especially wrenched for Eden and Ginger. First, I liked the typical Ellen Hopkins format of using verse and structuring the story by rotating between characters. I thought the stories all flowed into each other nicely and smoothly. With that being said, I'll read Traffick, but I don't think I want to read a 5 points of view book again. Second, I thought the way Seth's sexuality was written/treated wasn't the best. I'm giving Ellen the benefit of the doubt here, and I don't believe she would do this on purpose, but the way this specific plot point was handled felt icky/uncomfortable/not handled well. "Lucky me. I found the right kind of love. With the wrong person."
Description
Five teenagers from different parts of the country. Three girls. Two guys. Four straight. One gay. Some rich. Some poor. Some from great families. Some with no one at all. All living their lives as best they can, but all searching. What they don't expect, though, is all that can happen when those powerful little words "I love you" are said for all the wrong reasons.
Five moving stories remain separate at first, then interweave to tell a larger, powerful story--a story about making choices, taking leaps of faith, falling down, and growing up. A story about kids figuring out what sex and love are about, at all costs, while asking themselves, "Can I ever feel okay about myself?"
A brilliant achievement from New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins. Tricks is a book that turns you on and repels you at the same time. Just like so much of life.
Book Information
Posts
Tricks is about 5 teenagers, 3 girls and 2 boys, who, through some way or another, fall into prostitution. I won't go into the backgrounds of each of them, but my gut especially wrenched for Eden and Ginger. First, I liked the typical Ellen Hopkins format of using verse and structuring the story by rotating between characters. I thought the stories all flowed into each other nicely and smoothly. With that being said, I'll read Traffick, but I don't think I want to read a 5 points of view book again. Second, I thought the way Seth's sexuality was written/treated wasn't the best. I'm giving Ellen the benefit of the doubt here, and I don't believe she would do this on purpose, but the way this specific plot point was handled felt icky/uncomfortable/not handled well. "Lucky me. I found the right kind of love. With the wrong person."