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A review by tealeafbooks
The You I've Never Known by Ellen Hopkins
2.0
I have mixed feelings about this book. Parts of it had a lot of depth, but I was turned away by some unrealistic dialogue (and at least one typo--"you" instead of "your") and the inclusion of 9/11, Scientology, and horses. So many important issues were dealt with, but some issues received a serious handling while others felt excessive (dropped in, but not fully examined).
I couldn't decide whether to give this a 3/5 or 2/5, but I'm going with 2/5. Consider it a high 2.
This book is worth reading. I think I was 14 when I read my last Ellen Hopkins book, and it's interesting to read work by her. The way she uses different poetic forms and italics makes her stories move in fascinating ways.
I couldn't decide whether to give this a 3/5 or 2/5, but I'm going with 2/5. Consider it a high 2.
This book is worth reading. I think I was 14 when I read my last Ellen Hopkins book, and it's interesting to read work by her. The way she uses different poetic forms and italics makes her stories move in fascinating ways.