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A review by aquaflowerchild
People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins
4.0
About a year ago I read Ellen Hopkins’s The You I’ve Never Known. Like that work, People Kill People is written in a similar format. There are sections written in verse format, and others written in prose. Also, like that novel, this one confronts major, current social issues. People Kill People takes on the confrontational issues of gun laws, deportation, homelessness, mental health, and racism. With Hopkins’s inclusion of these current conflicts, it brings a realistic portrayal to the characters’ lives.
The book follows seven points of view. There is the main narration which derives from the perspective of an all knowing being. This narration is written in verse. This being has the ability to “slip into” the other six individuals. The six individuals: Rand, Cami, Silas, Ashlyn, Daniel, and Noelle each have their own sections in the story. Theirs is each written in prose. Each person has dealt with a difficult past, and all struggle with the present. Each character is somehow connected to the others. Every individual has a reason for their actions. The question is not who pulled the trigger. The question is: Is there ever a reason to?
I enjoyed the different perspectives and how they interconnected. I really liked that the epilogue gave a closure to each character’s life.
The book follows seven points of view. There is the main narration which derives from the perspective of an all knowing being. This narration is written in verse. This being has the ability to “slip into” the other six individuals. The six individuals: Rand, Cami, Silas, Ashlyn, Daniel, and Noelle each have their own sections in the story. Theirs is each written in prose. Each person has dealt with a difficult past, and all struggle with the present. Each character is somehow connected to the others. Every individual has a reason for their actions. The question is not who pulled the trigger. The question is: Is there ever a reason to?
I enjoyed the different perspectives and how they interconnected. I really liked that the epilogue gave a closure to each character’s life.