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Impulse Kindle Edition

by Ellen Hopkins (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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From a New York Times–bestselling author, “a fast, jagged, hypnotic read” about three teens who meet at a mental hospital after each attempts suicide (Kirkus Reviews).

Sometimes you don’t wake up. But if you happen to, you know things will never be the same.

Three lives, three different paths to the same destination: Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital for those who have attempted the ultimate act—suicide.

Vanessa is beautiful and smart, but her secrets keep her answering the call of the blade.

Tony, after suffering a painful childhood, can only find peace through pills.

And Conner, outwardly, has the perfect life. But dig a little deeper and find a boy who is in constant battle with his parents, his life, himself.

In one instant each of these young people decided enough was enough. They grabbed the blade, the bottle, the gun—and tried to end it all. Now they have a second chance, and just maybe, with each other’s help, they can find their way to a better life—but only if they’re strong and can fight the demons that brought them here in the first place.

“Fans of the verse format will devour this hefty problem novel.” —School Library Journal
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    Impulse
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    679 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publisher
    Margaret K. McElderry Books
  6. Publication date
    20 May 2008
  7. Grade level
    9 and up
  8. File size
    9398 KB
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Ellen Hopkins is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous young adult novels, as well as the adult novels such as Triangles, Collateral, and Love Lies Beneath. She lives with her family in Carson City, Nevada, where she has founded Ventana Sierra, a nonprofit youth housing and resource initiative. Follow her on Twitter at @EllenHopkinsLit.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000SEK77E
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Margaret K. McElderry Books (20 May 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 9398 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 679 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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I was adopted at birth and raised by a great, loving older couple. I grew up in Palm Springs CA, although we summered in Napa and Lake Tahoe, to avoid those 120 degree summers. After my adopted parents died, I did find my birth mother, who lives in Michigan with my half sister.

I studied journalism in college, but left school to marry, raise kids and start my own business--a video store, before the mega-chains were out there. After a divorce, I met my current husband and we moved to Tahoe to become ski bums and otherwise try to find our dreams. At that time, I went to work for a small alternative press, writing stories and eventually editing.

When we moved down the mountain to the Reno area, I started writing nonfiction books, many of which you can see here. The rest are viewable on my personal website. I also continued to freelance articles for newspapers and magazines.

All that has changed, with the publication of my novel, CRANK, which has led to a valued career writing YA novels in verse, all of which explore the more difficult situations young adults often find themselves in. Will I ever write one in prose? No doubt! But, for the moment, writing novels in verse fulfills two needs: writing poetry and writing fiction. The combination is so interesting!

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cooper
5.0 out of 5 stars Ellen Hopkins is an amazing author
Reviewed in the United States on 26 December 2021
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This book is a journey, the way Ellen Hopkins writes it makes it so much more enjoyable. The way she changes the formations of paragraphs depending on who’s perspective we’re reading through is so much fun. The three main characters are all enjoyable and have their fun individual characteristics. Watching Tony Vanessa and Connor interact with each other and the other patients and doctors is very entertaining and being able to look into each of their minds and see what and how all three of them think makes the book significantly more engaging. A wonderful book, pick it up and give it a read if you haven’t.

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What happens with Tony and Vanessa in my opinion, was fine. Tony had no sexual interaction that was consensual to that point in his life so he genuinely had no idea if he wanted to get into a relationship with a woman or not, and that’s where Vanessa came in. I was very happy to see those two be happy together, even though it could be a little cringeworthy at some points. What bothers me, and again spoilers don’t read this next part of you haven’t read the book. Is Connor’s death, the suddenness of it was portrayed really well, displaying how quickly a seemingly fine person can deteriorate into suicide with little to no warning, Connors death isn’t what I have a problem with, it’s Tony and Vanessas reaction to it. Although it was shown repeatedly that all three of them were unwell, I figured Tony and Vanessa would feel, or at least show, a little more grief, especially Tony. He had a little bit of a breakdown and got upset, but I feel like Tony’s breakdown should have been significantly more devastating that what is was. Still a wonderful book fully deserving of five stars.
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Brooke
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent tale for both young adults and teenagers alike
Reviewed in Canada on 1 July 2019
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Unexpected twists thoughout a well loved read regardless of digital or paperback first or millionth time read.
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Caitlin Owen
5.0 out of 5 stars Ellen Hopkins is amazing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 February 2021
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Every book I’ve read by Ellen is brilliant and gripping, she writes in verse and to me it’s easier to read than perhaps prose. She deals with difficult topics among young people but they’re great depictions every time, every young person should read her books!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Meraviglia
Reviewed in Italy on 19 May 2020
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Hopkins non delude mai.
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Mondscheinprinzessin
5.0 out of 5 stars I love it !
Reviewed in Germany on 13 May 2013
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Auf jeden Fall hat sich Impulse direkt einen Weg in mein Herz gesucht. Auch wenn das Buch ein sehr schwieriges Thema behandelt, schafft es Ellen Hopkins trotzdem das Thema sehr sensibel aber auch sehr direkt anzusprechen. Dennoch, das Buch behandelt noch viel mehr als nur das Thema Selbstmord, wir treffen hier noch viele andere Themen an: Liebe, Sehnsucht, Wünsche, Freundschaft, Familie, Missbrauch, Gewalt, Depressionen, Geisteskarnkheiten... Und totz dieser ganzen eher negativen und schwierigen Themen schafft die Autorin es, dass das Buch nicht zur zähen Kost wird, denn es kommen auch immer wieder einige schöne und positive Momente im Leben der drei Protagonisten vor.

Was ein sehr wichtiger Punkt an Impulse ist, ist der Schreibstil. Denn dieser Unterscheidet sich in mancher Hinsicht von denen anderer Autoren, da Ellen Hopkins in Versform schreibt. (Vielleicht kennen einige von euch das schon aus Lisa Schroeders In Liebe Brooklyn) Ihre Wortwahl ist sehr überlegt, wirkt aber nie gestellt oder unnatürlich und der Stil passt auch gut zu ihren Charakteren. Man merkt dem Buch auch an, dass es nicht nur so dahin geschrieben wurde sondern, dass auch sehr viele Gedanken dahinter stecken.

Die Geschichte wird abwechselnd aus der Ich-Perspektive der drei Protagonisten Conner, Tony und Vanessa erzählt und so bekommen wie bei allen dreien einen guten Einblick in ihre Gedanken. Die drei waren auch wirklich sehr sypathische Charaktere und ich konnte mich gut in sie hineinversetzten, auch wenn ich (zum Glück) unter ganz anderen Umständen lebe/aufgewachsen bin. Ich möchte euch auch jetzt auch nichts näheres zu den dreien erzählen, da genau das die Spannung aufbaut - das kennenlernen der Protagonisten.

Und ich muss noch was gestehen, eigentlich weine ich nur sehr selten bei Büchern und Filmen, doch dieses Buch ist mir wirklich sehr ans Herz gegangen und mir sind nicht nur einmal die Tränen gekommen. Und am Ende des Buches war ich auch etwas fertig, ich meine dieses Ende war echt brutal und sehr, sehr traurig.

Zum Schluss noch etwas zur Sprache, obwohl das Buch mit 680 Seiten wirklich dick ist (und dann noch Englisch) hatte ich es sehr schnell durchgelesen. Ich hatte eigentlich keinerlei Probleme mit der Sprache, auch wenn ich wirklich noch kein erfahrener Englisch-Leser bin. Mit meinem Schulenglisch und dem was ich aus den Filmen und Serien, die ich auf Englisch gucke gelernt habe, bin ich sehr gut durch das Buch gekommen und musste kaum Wörter nachschlagen.

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Ein wunderbares, ergreifendes und auch sehr trauriges Buch, das ich so schnell nicht mehr vergessen werde und definitif nicht mein letztes Buch von Ellen Hopkins. Ich möchte nämlich schon so bald wie möglich ihr Buch Perfect lesen, welches etwas indirekt eine Fortsetzung von Impulse ist.
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