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Crank | Ellen Hopkins

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I listened to the audiobook for #WithTheBanned and I‘m including it with #Read2025 because I actually finished the book and for #SeriesLove2025 because it‘s the first book in a trilogy that I won‘t continue. I gave it two stars on Goodreads because the unusual style of poetry and prose is the only thing I liked about the book. There are several reasons I didn‘t like it. I‘m tired of YA and teenage angst. I‘m tired of multi book series. (cont)⬇️

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CatLass007 But I think the main reason is because I read Go Ask Alice in junior high and, even though I now know it‘s not a true story from a dead teenage girl‘s diary, it still set the standard as a cautionary tale about drugs and sex. There are new drugs available now but I don‘t think the book lives up to the hype. Ordinarily I would bail on a book I didn‘t like but I wanted to see if the book ever got better and I don‘t believe it did. 2d

Andrew65 Oh no, hope your next book is better. 2d

CatLass007 @Andrew65 Killers of a Certain Age is excellent and fun. 2d

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TheSpineView Bummer! Hope your next book is better. #Next 2d

CatLass007 @TheSpineView It already is. 2d

5feet.of.fury I‘ll be reading this one too, I know the series was very popular when it was first released but I was out of the target demographic at that point & never paid it any mind. 2d

CatLass007 @5feet.of.fury I liked her writing style. I hope you and the rest of the group like it more than I did. 2d

DieAReader 👋🏻 #Next 2d

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Jadams89

Crank | Ellen Hopkins

Hey #WithTheBanned readers. @CatLass007 let me know that our May read is available for free on Audible.

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CatLass007 I appreciate you sharing this with everyone! 3d

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Jadams89 @CatLass007 Thank you for letting me know! I forget to check things like this ☺️ 3d

TheBookHippie Oh this is a good one. Enjoy. 3d

Read4life Awesome!! Looking forward to this one. 3d

CatLass007 I‘m an audiobook girl so I will always let you know. 3d

Kenyazero Interesting! I wonder how the audio experience with a book like this will differ! I read Dear Mothman by audio recently and only realized much later that it was a book in verse 🤭 2d

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Crank | Ellen Hopkins

Repost for @Jadams89

Happy almost-May, readers! Our selection for the month is Crank by Ellen Hopkins. Hopkins‘ books were banned more frequently than any other author‘s in recent years.

Also, watch for discussion questions for our April read, The Perks of Being a Wallflower coming soon.

#WithTheBanned #buddyread

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Jadams89

Crank | Ellen Hopkins

Happy almost-May, readers! Our selection for the month is Crank by Ellen Hopkins. Hopkins‘ books were banned more frequently than any other author‘s in recent years.

Also, watch for discussion questions for our April read, The Perks of Being a Wallflower coming soon.

#WithTheBanned #buddyread

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Jadams89 @thewallflower0707 @catsandbooks @megabooks @Kenyazero @CoverToCoverGirl @Bookbuyingaddict @CuriousG @AllDebooks 1w

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Read4life I‘m ready to go. This will be my first time reading this one. 1w

Kenyazero I read this one for a young adult literature course in college. Looking forward to reading again! 1w

lil1inblue I haven't read this one yet, so I'll be back on challenge this month! I'm super intrigued by this one. 7d

CatLass007 Just FYI, Crank is free on Audible. 3d

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The Many Lives of Mama Love (Oprah's Book Club): A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing | Lara Love Hardin

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This was a great read!

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Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines | Nic Sheff

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Suet624

Such Kindness: A Novel | Andre Dubus III

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The author reads this book & it adds an extra element of connection for me to the story. His voice & accent sound like any of my next-door neighbors or friends who might be down on their luck. Tom, a man who has struggled since he‘s lost his wife and construction company due to a fall off a roof, is in constant pain and yet tries to help his neighbors while staying off opioids. Tom was definitely someone I rooted for and felt close to.

BarbaraBB Great review. I haven‘t read him in a long time but loved House of Sand and Fog in the 90s (I think) and read more of his books afterwards. 3w

Suet624 @BarbaraBB I can‘t remember if I‘ve read any of his other books. But now I‘m gonna have to track some down. 3w

Leftcoastzen I haven‘t read this one , I loved Townie & House of Sand And Fog 3w

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Suet624 @Leftcoastzen oh, good to know! Thanks. 3w

AmyG I also loved House of Sand and Fog. 3w

Suet624 @AmyG @BarbaraBB @Leftcoastzen I just read the description of House of Sand and Fog and I‘ve read it! I remember liking it a lot. I hadn‘t realized it was this author. Now I‘ll have to look for Townie. 3w

vivastory I need to read Dubus. My mom & I loved the movie of House of Sand etc that we watched it twice. Good memories 2w

Suet624 @vivastory aww, that‘s nice. 2w

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Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story | J. Maarten Troost

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The ending felt very unsatisfying. The whole book I felt like the ending was going to involve divorce, but the ending didn‘t even involve a proper ending or closure. This book is funny in the way of a Troost book, but it had a much darker tone because, ultimately, this is his addiction and recovery memoir. It‘s actually heartbreaking in some ways, and it‘s hard to put my finger on exactly why.
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GingerAntics I honestly wish there was one more Troost book after this one (this is the last he published), just to have that happy, goofy, inquisitive feeling of the first two books in this trilogy, and to know how things turned out. #JMaartenTroost #HeadhunstersOnMyDoorstep #addiction #recovery #alcoholism #audiobook 3w

GingerAntics @5feet.of.fury yes, very different tone to the first two. I have mixed feelings here. The ending was almost just “well, the deadline is in five minutes and I have to attach it to the email first.” Did that happen in his little one bedroom or efficiency apartment or at home with his wife and children? Who knows? We may never know. I really hope it‘s the latter. 3w

kspenmoll Wonderful review! 3w

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5feet.of.fury @GingerAntics yeah he seems to have fallen off the map entirely after this (&there was@supposed to be another book) The opening of this book is amazing. His wife was such a trooper too (hiking on remote islands heavily pregnant, etc) so you just know he was putting her through it. 3w

GingerAntics @5feet.of.fury I love how she said if he ever drank again she‘d make him a eunuch. 🤣😂🤣 that makes me think she probably didn‘t divorce him… but then he ran away from home. I don‘t know. Last updated bio I saw say he lived with his wife and 2 sons in California. 3w

Bookwormjillk I wish there was another book too. I enjoyed these. 3w

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