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Impulse
 

Impulse

by Ellen Hopkins

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... (read more)

Top tags: suicide,  mental illness,  novels in verse,  peach book award,  body image (all tags)

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  • Sandy

    sandy said:

    “My favorite character was Vanessa. This book was very good, and very well written. I felt sorry for the 3 kids. The ending was sad. Connor was doing so well it seemed, yet he jumped anyway. I loved the emotions between Tony and Connor, and Tony and Vanessa. I want to read this book again just thinking about it. I finished this book in 3 days.”

    posted Thursday, June 19 2008
  • Jennifer S

    jennifer s said:

    “ment to say..the book "CRANK"”

    posted Tuesday, May 27 2008
  • Jennifer s

    jennifer s said:

    “I love this book!”

    posted Tuesday, May 27 2008
  • Bianca K

    bianca k said:

    “Impulse is an intriguing, emotional book, which is why I love it! A lot of people can relate to Vanessa, Tony, and Connor. Even I can, which makes me love this book even more. The ending was heart-breaking. The first time I read this book, I felt like I was jumping off the cliff too. I can't wait for IDENTICAL to come out.”

    posted Friday, May 9 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • SATIN A

    satin a said:

    “the ending didn't really surprise me i was kinda expecting it to happen like that i love this book sooo much ellen hopkins is my favorite author ever!!”

    posted Friday, May 9 2008
  • sammmmy09

    sammmmy09 said:

    “This is one of my favorite books, because it deals with issues that are so common to teens nowadays. I have previously read CRANK and GLASS, and I just finished IMPULSE. Next I plan to read BURNED. The ending of this book caught me completely offguard! I was taken back by it, this book was very deep.”

    posted Saturday, March 22 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • Kate Y

    kate y said:

    “i love how the book was written it was a great style. The end really caught me it was like wooohh”

    posted Monday, February 25 2008
  • ello[33 im alex[33

    ello[33 im alex[33 said:

    “I have read Crank and it was the greatest book ever! At this moment i am reading burned and i love it! Ellen Hpokins is a great writter! ”

    posted Wednesday, February 6 2008
  • Satan's Decadence

    satan's decadence said:

    “This looks good, and from the descriptions i think i will be able to relate to at least one of the characters...i just hope it isnt all naive. i hope the author researched the topic of suicide well.”

    posted Thursday, October 4 2007
  • boopebadoboop

    boopebadoboop said:

    “This book looks really interesting i believe i may try to grab hold of it at a library and read it!”

    posted Thursday, October 4 2007
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