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A review by sabrinamay123
Tilt by Ellen Hopkins
4.0
Tilt is a free verse novel written for young adults. It follows the lives of three teens, who all have different stories, but each story is connected through their parent’s relationships. This book was actually inspired by the teen characters in Ellen Hopkins adult novel “Triangles.” The three main characters are teens, Mikayla, Shane and Harley. Mikayla is dating Dylan and believes she is in love with him. Shane has just come out and is looking for his first love. And Harley is a good girl who thinks acting bad will get her the attention she desires from boys. But what will happen to these three teens when everything in their world is tilted?
I have been an Ellen Hopkins fan since I read Crank back in 2006 because my mother recommended it. Since then I have devoured almost all of her young adult novels. I am in love with the way Hopkins writes and that she isn’t afraid to tackle tough issues that kids face. I was excited to read this book, but a little worried because I have not read “Triangles” yet. After reading the first few chapters I realized that I did not have to read the adult novel to understand what was happening. This is great for the teens who might not want to read the adult novel. While I would like to say I enjoyed this book just as much as her previous books, I don’t think I can. I love how Ellen Hopkins writes poems with double meanings, she pulls words out of the large poem and those single words form a second sentence, almost like a standalone poem. In this book, this style is only used to demonstrate the feelings of the secondary characters, characters who are close to the narrator of the previous chapter. While I would have preferred to have had more of that style included, I really loved how those poems were printed on black pages with white type. I liked how the story deals with very tough issues, such as teen pregnancy, HIV, suicide and even death of siblings. While not everyone will be comfortable with these issues I believe that young adults should be reading about them, especially if it relates to their life. While the book is over 600 pages and that might intimidate some readers, it does read fast.
I would recommend this book to young adults, over the age of 14 as that is the intended audience and I would recommend this book to anyone who seemed interested in checking out a new style of book.
I have been an Ellen Hopkins fan since I read Crank back in 2006 because my mother recommended it. Since then I have devoured almost all of her young adult novels. I am in love with the way Hopkins writes and that she isn’t afraid to tackle tough issues that kids face. I was excited to read this book, but a little worried because I have not read “Triangles” yet. After reading the first few chapters I realized that I did not have to read the adult novel to understand what was happening. This is great for the teens who might not want to read the adult novel. While I would like to say I enjoyed this book just as much as her previous books, I don’t think I can. I love how Ellen Hopkins writes poems with double meanings, she pulls words out of the large poem and those single words form a second sentence, almost like a standalone poem. In this book, this style is only used to demonstrate the feelings of the secondary characters, characters who are close to the narrator of the previous chapter. While I would have preferred to have had more of that style included, I really loved how those poems were printed on black pages with white type. I liked how the story deals with very tough issues, such as teen pregnancy, HIV, suicide and even death of siblings. While not everyone will be comfortable with these issues I believe that young adults should be reading about them, especially if it relates to their life. While the book is over 600 pages and that might intimidate some readers, it does read fast.
I would recommend this book to young adults, over the age of 14 as that is the intended audience and I would recommend this book to anyone who seemed interested in checking out a new style of book.