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Rumble by Ellen Hopkins
5.0
I am absolutely in love with this book! This was my first Ellen Hopkins book and I am so glad this one is the one I chose to break into first.
A lot of people are talking about the marketing and the title and how they don't really connect. I honestly believe the actual rumble is Matt’s temper, his emotional turmoil after his brother's suicide that pushes the story forward. That is what the story is all about, how what happened in his past cause everything to seem to come undone. His relationships, his school life, everything unravels because of his emotions.
I love the view point Ellen took on faith and what that really means. I feel I don't need a religion to have faith and that's one of the points that resonated with me in the book, that there were religious people with faith and those that seemed outside of religion with faith. It’s nice to have that point of view, it’s refreshing.
The accurateness of her view on some people in Christianity made me want to cheer. Obviously, it's never ok to make a generalization about anyone, but this particular stand point on religious people and the way they sometimes handle the things they don't agree with speaks of truth to me.
I loved that she didn't shy away from those tough topics that people are usually quiet about, like suicide, hypocrisy, divorce, cheating, etc.
I sincerely hope for a sequel, because I want to see more of Matt, how he moved forward after his accident, how he and Alexa grow as a couple, the family relationships and how they hopefully improve after the two tragedies that occurred within them. Can't wait to delve into another of her books!
A lot of people are talking about the marketing and the title and how they don't really connect. I honestly believe the actual rumble is Matt’s temper, his emotional turmoil after his brother's suicide that pushes the story forward. That is what the story is all about, how what happened in his past cause everything to seem to come undone. His relationships, his school life, everything unravels because of his emotions.
I love the view point Ellen took on faith and what that really means. I feel I don't need a religion to have faith and that's one of the points that resonated with me in the book, that there were religious people with faith and those that seemed outside of religion with faith. It’s nice to have that point of view, it’s refreshing.
The accurateness of her view on some people in Christianity made me want to cheer. Obviously, it's never ok to make a generalization about anyone, but this particular stand point on religious people and the way they sometimes handle the things they don't agree with speaks of truth to me.
I loved that she didn't shy away from those tough topics that people are usually quiet about, like suicide, hypocrisy, divorce, cheating, etc.
I sincerely hope for a sequel, because I want to see more of Matt, how he moved forward after his accident, how he and Alexa grow as a couple, the family relationships and how they hopefully improve after the two tragedies that occurred within them. Can't wait to delve into another of her books!