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The You I've Never Known
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How do you live your life if your past is based on a lie? A new novel in both verse and prose from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ellen Hopkins.
For as long as she can remember, it’s been just Ariel and Dad. Ariel’s mom disappeared when she was a baby. Dad says home is wherever the two of them are, but Ariel is now seventeen and after years of new apartments, new sch ...more
For as long as she can remember, it’s been just Ariel and Dad. Ariel’s mom disappeared when she was a baby. Dad says home is wherever the two of them are, but Ariel is now seventeen and after years of new apartments, new sch ...more
Hardcover, 608 pages
Published
January 24th 2017
by Margaret K. McElderry Books
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Great characters, moving story, beautiful writing, really enjoyed it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjLEm...
I love Ellen Hopkins and her books but this one was just okay to me. It's still written in her beautiful verse that I love but I felt like it was too long. <---Yes, her books are long but there were things I didn't really care to read about and it went on and on before things started to fall into place.
I did love most of the characters and I felt so bad for Ariel, the way her dad treated her. I mean here she is at seventeen still begging him to let her get her driver's license and he doesn't ...more
I did love most of the characters and I felt so bad for Ariel, the way her dad treated her. I mean here she is at seventeen still begging him to let her get her driver's license and he doesn't ...more
DNF at page 306 and I almost feel bad because this book had some good elements, but on the other hand, I feel like lighting this book on fire.
ELISE IS AN IDIOT WHO KEPT HOPING HOPKINS WOULD GET LESS BIPHOBIC: PART I
do you know how much i regret every life choice i've made? a lot
So here's a story about me and Ellen Hopkins. The first Hopkins work I ever read was the Tricks duology, which I absolutely loved. It was a harsh read, but seeing the characters work through these situations was emotiona ...more
ELISE IS AN IDIOT WHO KEPT HOPING HOPKINS WOULD GET LESS BIPHOBIC: PART I
do you know how much i regret every life choice i've made? a lot
So here's a story about me and Ellen Hopkins. The first Hopkins work I ever read was the Tricks duology, which I absolutely loved. It was a harsh read, but seeing the characters work through these situations was emotiona ...more
*Disclaimer: I was provided with an ARC of The You I’ve Never Known by Ellen Hopkins through Simon and Schuster Canada in exchange for an honest review. This does not influence my opinion or rating in any way.
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Ellen Hopkins has been at the top of my favourite authors list probably since about the time I was in grade 9. Which would be about 12 years ago now…okay, before I go through an existential crisis, you should know that I was beyond excited when I found out that Ellen Hopkins had a new nov ...more
Star Rating: 2.5? 3?
Ehh.... Not my favorite Ellen Hopkins novel.
Ariel is one of the worst protagonists. Ever. She is just soo dumb and absurdly selfish. (view spoiler)
I've always liked Ellen Hopkin's books because the stories and t ...more
Ehh.... Not my favorite Ellen Hopkins novel.
Ariel is one of the worst protagonists. Ever. She is just soo dumb and absurdly selfish. (view spoiler)
I've always liked Ellen Hopkin's books because the stories and t ...more
Originally, I was enjoying this. However, it started to drag on and feel like nothing was really happening. I found myself skipping parts because it was really adding to the story line. Everything became so predictable that it wasn't enjoyable. Yes, there were a couple twists, but most of the supposed plot twists were very easy to spot from miles away.
Using both verse and prose, Hopkins yells the story of Ariel, a seventeen-year-old ready to start a life on her own, and Maya, a pregnant teen running from an abusive mother. Ariel and Maya’s lives collide when Ariel’s estranged mother shows up, claiming Ariel was kidnapped by her father when she was a toddler. Hopkins delivers an intense story of two girls in search of truth and redemption while seeking to create their own lives.
Backlist bump: Ask Me How I Got Here by Christine Heppermann
Tune i ...more
Backlist bump: Ask Me How I Got Here by Christine Heppermann
Tune i ...more
I've been reading Hopkins since I discovered CRANK back in middle school years ago. I loved the way she could pack powerful, raw punches to your gut while writing so beautifully. I became fond of her signature gritty ways & found myself always looking forward to the release of her newest addition. Unfortunately, this wasn't her best work.
It's clear that this one is personal- she says so in the author's note (which is why I feel guilty giving such a low rating but it really doesn't compare t ...more
It's clear that this one is personal- she says so in the author's note (which is why I feel guilty giving such a low rating but it really doesn't compare t ...more
This book was a pleasant surprise! Having never read a book by Ellen Hopkins before, I wasn't sure what to expect going into it. I've heard so much about how she writes stories that shock people and that deal with pretty controversial issues. I've also never read a book made up mostly of verse, so that was also a unique experience. Overall, I found myself being completely sucked into the story. Ariel Pearson is a girl who struggles with her sexuality. She's not entirely sure whether she straight
...more
Quick review for a quick read. As per usual, Ellen Hopkins' works tend to feel like I've ran a sheer emotional gauntlet. The experience leaves me winded in the aftermath (in a good way). How does someone describe the whirlwind that is this novel? It's hard not to be drawn into it because you get so connected to the emotional journeys of the character within, how complex and complicated they are, and even hoping that - in the end - things turn out the best . I'll admit I saw the twists in the rel
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The Dream I fight my way out of is tinted green. Not dark like evergreen but more the hue of summer leaves."
Overall Thoughts
Let me start by saying I am a huge Ellen Hopkins fan. I've read every single one of her other books and freaking loved them. So when I heard about this one coming out I was so excited to get my hands on it cause it's been awhile since one her books has been new to me. This book held the same rawness and beauty that all of Ellen Hopkins others book have but for me person ...more
Overall Thoughts
Let me start by saying I am a huge Ellen Hopkins fan. I've read every single one of her other books and freaking loved them. So when I heard about this one coming out I was so excited to get my hands on it cause it's been awhile since one her books has been new to me. This book held the same rawness and beauty that all of Ellen Hopkins others book have but for me person ...more
Actual Rating: 4.5 stars
This is probably my new favorite book written by Ellen Hopkins. It touched on so many different subjects and the relationships of the characters, the family dynamics, the letters, etc. were all so real and raw. I really liked how the majority of this book was written in verse but there were letters and some things at the end that were written in prose. I absolutely loved this book and was so surprised finding out that Ellen Hopkins was inspired to write this book from her ...more
This is probably my new favorite book written by Ellen Hopkins. It touched on so many different subjects and the relationships of the characters, the family dynamics, the letters, etc. were all so real and raw. I really liked how the majority of this book was written in verse but there were letters and some things at the end that were written in prose. I absolutely loved this book and was so surprised finding out that Ellen Hopkins was inspired to write this book from her ...more
Wait this is the same premise as The You I've Never Known. I'm pretty sure they're the same terrible book someone merge them
Edit November 23, 2015:
After reading the Crank series by Ellen Hopkins, and absolutely loving that series, I have to say I was VERY disappointed in this book.
This book follows Maya and Ariel, two very different girls, living two somewhat similar lives. And true to Hopkin's style, they are connected in someway.
Maya is a girl trying to escape her abusive mother, who is a devoted Scientologist, and you want to know how she escapes? By meeting a solider that is quite older than her, and, unexpectedly, getting pregnant i ...more
This book follows Maya and Ariel, two very different girls, living two somewhat similar lives. And true to Hopkin's style, they are connected in someway.
Maya is a girl trying to escape her abusive mother, who is a devoted Scientologist, and you want to know how she escapes? By meeting a solider that is quite older than her, and, unexpectedly, getting pregnant i ...more
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My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Not one person
on this planet cares about you.
No one but Daddy, who loves you
more than anything in the whole wide
world, and would lay down his life
for you. You remember that, hear me?
I heard those words too often
in any number of combinations
Almost always they came floating
in a fog of alcohol and tobacco.
Arielle has only ever known her dad from an early age. Dependable yet temperamental, he’s taken care of her for years on his own. Bounced from house to house and differe ...more
Not one person
on this planet cares about you.
No one but Daddy, who loves you
more than anything in the whole wide
world, and would lay down his life
for you. You remember that, hear me?
I heard those words too often
in any number of combinations
Almost always they came floating
in a fog of alcohol and tobacco.
Arielle has only ever known her dad from an early age. Dependable yet temperamental, he’s taken care of her for years on his own. Bounced from house to house and differe ...more
3.25 out of 5 stars
Another Hopkins book has shocked me yet again. In this novel we follow Ariel, who lives with her father as her mother had run off when she was a child. We also follow Maya who gets pregnant as a teen and undergoes many challenges and obstacles along the way. This book is written in verse as well as just a normal book as the point of views switch.
The story took awhile to kick off. Its slower paced but picked up around page 150 or so. This book is diverse in many aspects as ...more
Another Hopkins book has shocked me yet again. In this novel we follow Ariel, who lives with her father as her mother had run off when she was a child. We also follow Maya who gets pregnant as a teen and undergoes many challenges and obstacles along the way. This book is written in verse as well as just a normal book as the point of views switch.
The story took awhile to kick off. Its slower paced but picked up around page 150 or so. This book is diverse in many aspects as ...more
This book is written largely in verse. It tells the story of Ariel who lives with her father. He is former military and largely an alcoholic as we see the two traverse the country for reasons that are unknown to us.
In interspersed chapters we hear from Maya. A young girl whose mother is into scientology and ignores what is happening in Maya's life. As such, Maya meets a young man and gets pregnant in order to get out of her mother's grip.
I like that Ariel's voice is in verse. The author experi ...more
In interspersed chapters we hear from Maya. A young girl whose mother is into scientology and ignores what is happening in Maya's life. As such, Maya meets a young man and gets pregnant in order to get out of her mother's grip.
I like that Ariel's voice is in verse. The author experi ...more
Ellen Hopkins is fucking phenomenal. That is all.
full non spoiler review here: https://chicnerdreads.wordpress.com/2...
Summary/Plot
Told by two different characters, Ariel and Maya. All Ariel knows is moving around the USA with her dad, she doesn’t know stability and staying in one place. She doesn’t know friendships, education, or a household. According to her dad, home is wherever the both of them are since Ariel’s mom abandoned them when she was little. However, for once in Ariel’s life, her and her dad (Mark) have stayed in Sonora, Californ ...more
Summary/Plot
Told by two different characters, Ariel and Maya. All Ariel knows is moving around the USA with her dad, she doesn’t know stability and staying in one place. She doesn’t know friendships, education, or a household. According to her dad, home is wherever the both of them are since Ariel’s mom abandoned them when she was little. However, for once in Ariel’s life, her and her dad (Mark) have stayed in Sonora, Californ ...more
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The You I've Never Known is filled with emotional punches, and it's impossible not to be deeply effected by them in the best way. This story is brilliantly woven into a slow revelation of personal as well as sexual identity. Themes of friendship, love, loyalty, teen pregnancy, and family are key elements. Who am I? Who loves me? What does it mean to be loved? What IS love?
Abuse also comes into play, e ...more
The You I've Never Known is filled with emotional punches, and it's impossible not to be deeply effected by them in the best way. This story is brilliantly woven into a slow revelation of personal as well as sexual identity. Themes of friendship, love, loyalty, teen pregnancy, and family are key elements. Who am I? Who loves me? What does it mean to be loved? What IS love?
Abuse also comes into play, e ...more
I liked this one, but it took me until half way through to realize how the 2 different stories were related. Once I realized that I became more invested. Ariel definitely got the short end of the stick with her life so far. But I feel like her life will change in big ways going forward. I think having read the journal will make her realize how much she was loved and missed.
What a great first book by a new too me author! I really enjoyed this. Towards the end when I reached 570ish Lorde's green light was playing. And that song fit the book!
Anyways, enough about Lorde. Time to talk about this book! But where to start?...
First off: Ariel was amazing character. And there was multiple plot twist on this novel. For those who don't know there is some abusiveness in here.
Second off: the rating is a 4.5! Almost a 5 stars rating but it just wasn't quite five stars. Idk ...more
Anyways, enough about Lorde. Time to talk about this book! But where to start?...
First off: Ariel was amazing character. And there was multiple plot twist on this novel. For those who don't know there is some abusiveness in here.
Second off: the rating is a 4.5! Almost a 5 stars rating but it just wasn't quite five stars. Idk ...more
"I think most
people are chameleons,
hiding pain and anger
beneath a mask of civility."
WARNING: If you want to read this book DON'T READ THE SYNOPSIS. It spoils everything.
If you want to know something about this book, it's about a girl named Ariel, who lived her entire life with her dad, moving all across the country, and about a girl named Maya, who lives with her overbearing mother. That's it, now, moving on...
I did like this book, but it felt to long. Granted, it's over 600 pages, and told in ...more
people are chameleons,
hiding pain and anger
beneath a mask of civility."
WARNING: If you want to read this book DON'T READ THE SYNOPSIS. It spoils everything.
If you want to know something about this book, it's about a girl named Ariel, who lived her entire life with her dad, moving all across the country, and about a girl named Maya, who lives with her overbearing mother. That's it, now, moving on...
I did like this book, but it felt to long. Granted, it's over 600 pages, and told in ...more
4.5 stars
Ellen Hopkins is definitely a favorite author of mine. Ever since I read Crank, I've been reading her other books and have thoroughly enjoyed them.
Unlike her other books, The You I've Never Known isn't as dark as her other novels, but it does deal with issues of abuse and kidnapping. I love how Ellen doesn't shy away from talking about serious issues, especially in this case about family members kidnapping children and keeping them away from their father/mother/relatives.
The story foll ...more
The You I've Never Known is probably my favorite Ellen Hopkins book that I have read so far. I really think that she knocked this one out of the park.
The You I've Never Known is mostly told from Ariel's perspective. She is a 17 year old girl who has lived pretty much her entire life moving from one place to another with her dad. At times he would find a lady friend to live with for a short amount of time and other times they would just live out of the car. Ariel's mother abandoned her and her fa ...more
This book is about 16 year old Ariel Pearson, Who is dragged across the country by her father. She has never been in one place long enough to have friends or a life, until she lands in Sonora. Ariel is struggling to find out who is she (what teenage girl isn't?!), she is struggling with her sexuality and realizing that she doesn't want to be her dads play thing anymore.
This book really is amazing, just like Ellen Hopkins other books. I picked this up at Walmart one day. (because even when grocer ...more
This book really is amazing, just like Ellen Hopkins other books. I picked this up at Walmart one day. (because even when grocer ...more
No one can really like or love Ellen Hopkins books. They are always so real and raw that it leaves at least me with an uneasy feeling and I sometimes even feel gross. That being said though, they have to be read because Ms. Hopkins shines light on tough subjects that need to be talked about and she's brilliant in her delivery each and every single time.
I've read several books by Ellen Hopkins so I knew beforehand this book would be tough to read and it was, but it didn't quite pack the punch th ...more
I've read several books by Ellen Hopkins so I knew beforehand this book would be tough to read and it was, but it didn't quite pack the punch th ...more
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I hate that Ellen Hopkins broke from her one word titles.
The You I've Never Know does not fit this novel as much as the original title: Chameleon.
I hate that she broke from writing strictly in verse to instead include both verse and prose.
I also hate that Maya's Journal at the end. I found it completely pointless.
BUT FORGET THAT NEGATIVITY!
As you all know, anything Ellen Hopkins is my favorite.
This book was not near as dark as some of her ...more
I hate that Ellen Hopkins broke from her one word titles.
The You I've Never Know does not fit this novel as much as the original title: Chameleon.
I hate that she broke from writing strictly in verse to instead include both verse and prose.
I also hate that Maya's Journal at the end. I found it completely pointless.
BUT FORGET THAT NEGATIVITY!
As you all know, anything Ellen Hopkins is my favorite.
This book was not near as dark as some of her ...more
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Ellen Hopkins is the New York Times bestselling author of Crank, Burned, Impulse, Glass, Identical, Tricks, Fallout, Perfect, Triangles, Tilt, and Collateral. She lives in Carson City, Nevada, with her husband and son. Hopkin's Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest pages get thousands of hits from teens who claim Hopkins is the "only one who understands me", and she can be visited at ellenhopkin
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