THREE FEMALE FRIENDS FACE MIDLIFE CRISES IN A NO-HOLDS-BARRED EXPLORATION OF SEX, MARRIAGE, AND THE FRAGILITY OF LIFE.Holly: Filled with regret for...
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Feb 11, 2012
Meg ♥
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So, Triangles. I've recently read a few of Ellen Hopkins' YA books and really enjoyed them. Since she usually does YA work I decided to try her first adult book.
She's known for tackling taboo subjects in her YA books, and she does so just as much in Triangles. A few things discussed are affairs, threesomes, swinging and much more. The story is told from the perspectives of three women who live parallel lives. I really enjoyed the story and was so into it in the beginning. Then it k More...
She's known for tackling taboo subjects in her YA books, and she does so just as much in Triangles. A few things discussed are affairs, threesomes, swinging and much more. The story is told from the perspectives of three women who live parallel lives. I really enjoyed the story and was so into it in the beginning. Then it k More...
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Jan 04, 2012
Denise
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This was my first book by this author as I'm not a huge fan of YA. Since I listened to it on audio book, her verse type writing style didn't really come across. The characters were extremely engrossing and I found myself caught up in the lives of these 3 women instantly. Although it wouldn't take a literary genius to figure out which way the storylines where headed, I truly enjoyed the ride. The emotional punch of several parts of this story left me breathless. Other parts made me angry. One poi
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Oct 08, 2011
Tara Lindsay
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I was lucky enough to pick up an ARC of this three days ago. Every free moment has been devoted to reading it since.
I should say something as a word of warning. While many authors that started out in YA fiction have been making the jump to adult literature recently, many of their books could still be read by their teen fans. This is NOT one of those books. In fact I doubt it appeals to many people under 30. I find it highly unlikely that they would get it (as evidenced by the some of More...
I should say something as a word of warning. While many authors that started out in YA fiction have been making the jump to adult literature recently, many of their books could still be read by their teen fans. This is NOT one of those books. In fact I doubt it appeals to many people under 30. I find it highly unlikely that they would get it (as evidenced by the some of More...
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Oct 14, 2011
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Thank you Simon & Schuster for allowing me to read this early! I'm so glad that I had the opportunity to read this.
’Two lines that never intersect are parallel. Two lines that intersect forming ninety-degree angles, are perpendicular. Perpendicular lines cross each other. Crossing lines. Today I’m thinking about how easy it is to be perpendicular. And about how, while parallel lines may not intersect, parallel lives too oft More...
Thank you Simon & Schuster for allowing me to read this early! I'm so glad that I had the opportunity to read this.
’Two lines that never intersect are parallel. Two lines that intersect forming ninety-degree angles, are perpendicular. Perpendicular lines cross each other. Crossing lines. Today I’m thinking about how easy it is to be perpendicular. And about how, while parallel lines may not intersect, parallel lives too oft More...
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Nov 15, 2011
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I won a copy of this book through Goodreads First Reads.
Let me just start with the cover. The cover is beautiful. Now the cover does not make the book, but having a pretty one certainly does not hurt. The book is set up more like an epic poem or string of poems than a traditional novel. With that being said it is not the kind of poems that require you to figure out that because she said “it was storming out” that it meant she was an emotional wreck. Everything is spelled out. At the e More...
Let me just start with the cover. The cover is beautiful. Now the cover does not make the book, but having a pretty one certainly does not hurt. The book is set up more like an epic poem or string of poems than a traditional novel. With that being said it is not the kind of poems that require you to figure out that because she said “it was storming out” that it meant she was an emotional wreck. Everything is spelled out. At the e More...
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Jan 07, 2012
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Thanks to Atria Books for an ARC! My husband will lllloooooovvvvvvveee this cover.
1-7-12 Hopkins writes this in poetry so it's quite different in the way it's read--slower to read the poems that are written down two sides of the page and there's more of an emotional feel. The cover should tip you off to how steamy it is! It's been a long time since I've read a "bodice ripper" (and this book doesn't fall under that category) but depending on your imagination it could More...
1-7-12 Hopkins writes this in poetry so it's quite different in the way it's read--slower to read the poems that are written down two sides of the page and there's more of an emotional feel. The cover should tip you off to how steamy it is! It's been a long time since I've read a "bodice ripper" (and this book doesn't fall under that category) but depending on your imagination it could More...
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Jan 15, 2012
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Ellen Hopkins has a successful career as a young adult writer, with a fiercely devoted fan base and lots of accolades (as well as controversy). Triangles, her first foray into adult fiction, is just as mesmerizing and remarkable as her YA fiction. It’s written in her signature verse novel format, which makes the pages fly by.
What I love about Ellen Hopkins is her ability to capture the emotions of her characters, and to dig deep into their psyche to get to the heart of what drives More...
What I love about Ellen Hopkins is her ability to capture the emotions of her characters, and to dig deep into their psyche to get to the heart of what drives More...
Jan 15, 2012
Sharon
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This was the second Ellen Hopkins book I've read. I read Impulse a really long time ago, so long ago that I don't really remember anything about what happened. I've never had the urge to pick up another one of her books until now because the dark storylines aren't something I naturally gravitate towards. But I saw Triangles in the library and thought, what the heck, I'll give it a try. I was pleasantly surprised. It was so addicting to read, mostly because everyone's life was shit if I'm being q
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Jan 05, 2012
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I have to start by telling everyone that before Triangles I was an Ellen Hopkins virgin. I avoided her YA books because they are written in verse, and I was positive that they just were not for me. I was wrong. Triangles is wonderfully written and unique story to me, and that is because of it being told in verse.
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I have to start by telling everyone that before Triangles I was an Ellen Hopkins virgin. I avoided her YA books because they are written in verse, and I was positive that they just were not for me. I was wrong. Triangles is wonderfully written and unique story to me, and that is because of it being told in verse.
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Nov 06, 2011
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Ok, I have to admit. I have never read the Crank series. I own it, but it is sitting on my TBR pile crying out to be read. Unfortunately, it is fighting with so many other books that it continues to sit. But, when I was offered the opportunity to review Triangles I knew that it was time to bite the bullet and pick up a book by this author. I am so sorry I waited!
This is the story of three friends going through different dilemmas in their lives. Each stressful in their own right, More...
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Oct 29, 2011
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Oct 19, 2011
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This book was fabulous. This was the first book I've read by Hopkins in a few years, so I forgot how it was to read in verse. Once I started though it was so easy to follow along with. Each poem flowed into the next. It was seamless.
The characters were so well developed it almost felt like they were real. I connected with each of them and whatever situa More...
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This book was fabulous. This was the first book I've read by Hopkins in a few years, so I forgot how it was to read in verse. Once I started though it was so easy to follow along with. Each poem flowed into the next. It was seamless.
The characters were so well developed it almost felt like they were real. I connected with each of them and whatever situa More...
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Oct 17, 2011
Sarah
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I was pumped to get a copy of Hopkins' adult debut at ALA this summer. I'm a big fan of her YA work and I was very interested to see how her style would translate to adult fiction. This tells the story of three interconnected women and how their lives are changing as they approach middle age. I actually found this book to be less risque than her YA books - the main focus of this is sex and it's not all that unusual sex (for the most part). I think what Hopkins really tried to do here was explore
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Oct 16, 2011
Jodie
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Triangles is nothing shy of marvelous. Ellen Hopkins has created a most wonderful piece looking into the lives of three very different women tied together in some way or another. You'll laugh, you'll cry. You may even connect with them.
As you peek into the lives of three women, each connected together either by friendship or family, you'll find their lives are really quite different, yet each woman struggles with their own battles and hardships of their life. Mainly their husba More...
As you peek into the lives of three women, each connected together either by friendship or family, you'll find their lives are really quite different, yet each woman struggles with their own battles and hardships of their life. Mainly their husba More...
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Oct 16, 2011
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I’m so glad that I requested this book! I’ve only read two other books by Ellen Hopkins (Crank and Impulse), but after reading Triangles, I remembered why I love her writing so much. Hopkins’ style is incredibly unique and refreshing. She often utilizes techniques such as emphasis, indentation, or text shape to convey an underlying meaning or reinforce the significance of a particular verse. I’ve never read anything comparable to it before.
Triangles is essentially the a More...
I’m so glad that I requested this book! I’ve only read two other books by Ellen Hopkins (Crank and Impulse), but after reading Triangles, I remembered why I love her writing so much. Hopkins’ style is incredibly unique and refreshing. She often utilizes techniques such as emphasis, indentation, or text shape to convey an underlying meaning or reinforce the significance of a particular verse. I’ve never read anything comparable to it before.
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Oct 10, 2011
Dr.
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Odd. I have read a few of Ms. Hopkins books. They are all brutally honest. They are all very dark and shocking. I have a doctorte in Psychology and I specialize in addiction(all kinds....sex,drugs,gambling,food,etc.)I have heard many tales from clients in the past that were "sick"(for lack of a better term). So when it coes to sex I am rarely shocked.
I think Ms.Hopkin's writing will offend many, but in reality---this type of behavior happens all the time by our neighbors---we ju More...
I think Ms.Hopkin's writing will offend many, but in reality---this type of behavior happens all the time by our neighbors---we ju More...
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Jul 31, 2011
David
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So, this was the first novel written in verse I've ever read. I've never been a big poetry person, but I thought it might be interesting to check out. Three women begin to have middle-life crises of sex and more as they near their 40s. Holly has a marriage and children that might look perfect from the outside, but involves much repression on the inside. Holly's best friend Andrea is a single mom who spends much of her time consumer by her teenage daughter. Andrea's sister Marissa has a child wit
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Jul 07, 2011
Nancy
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Ellen Hopkins has a way of connecting with her readers in a way that seems almost intimate and a little voyeuristic. Her novels are written in poetic verse - some more artistic than my non-artistic mind can wrap around - but the story is always touching on some level.
Be forewarned Hopkins is not a tiptoeing author. Her previous novels, written for young adults, tackles difficult subjects head on. This one is much more graphic than her previous books. Hopkins tackles the difficult stage More...
Be forewarned Hopkins is not a tiptoeing author. Her previous novels, written for young adults, tackles difficult subjects head on. This one is much more graphic than her previous books. Hopkins tackles the difficult stage More...
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Oct 08, 2011
Coreena
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Triangles is about three women whose lives intersect cleverly, written in poetry, with a play on triangles and parallel and intersecting lives. Each of the three women is dealing with a midlife crisis: there is stay at home mom Holly who, outwardly, is living the perfect life with a big house, two kids and a loving husband but who secretly is very bored and dissatisfied and wants to experiment sexually; Andrea, Holly's friend, is a single mom who has given up on men and thinks Holly is crazy f
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Jul 13, 2011
Crystal
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I always find rating Ms. Hopkins novels extremely hard. I mean really how can one person "like" the stories that she creates?? They are all so dark and ugly and honestly they always make me feel uncomfortable. I decided to give this book three stars and I can't believe that I am saying this but it just wasn't ugly enough for me. I have read a few of her previous YA books so I just knew going into this, being it is her first adult fiction book, that I was in for a rough few days. I
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Feb 17, 2012
Jessica (BookRockGodess)
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This book contains: Explicit Sex, Extramarital Affairs, Death, Adoption, Homosexuality and Teen Pregnancy.
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This book is about three women connected by family and friendship and it is told from all three alternating points of view. All three women are at different stages in their lives. They are all having different family issues and they all have very different views on how to deal with them.
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This book is about three women connected by family and friendship and it is told from all three alternating points of view. All three women are at different stages in their lives. They are all having different family issues and they all have very different views on how to deal with them.
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Oct 12, 2011
Infinite Playlist
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I don’t read a lot of adult novels but I love Ellen Hopkins’ writing (which is usually for Young Adults), so I gave her first adult book a go.
Like Ellen’s other books this story was written in verse. As usual this worked well for me, I felt like reading a story, not poetry. The story is told from three different perspectives, Holly’s, Marissa’s and Andrea’s. Andrea and Marissa are sisters and Holly and Andrea are friends but there is no connection between Marissa and Holly which I fo More...
Like Ellen’s other books this story was written in verse. As usual this worked well for me, I felt like reading a story, not poetry. The story is told from three different perspectives, Holly’s, Marissa’s and Andrea’s. Andrea and Marissa are sisters and Holly and Andrea are friends but there is no connection between Marissa and Holly which I fo More...
Jul 07, 2011
Sarah
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To be published Oct 18, 2011. Picked up ARC at ALA Annual in New Orleans.
Well, I was wondering how Ellen Hopkins could get more adult, and, wow, she sure can! I must admit that the blatant discussion of swinging, threesomes, affairs, and disregard for the sanctity of marriage made me uncomfortable. And I’m a divorced woman who has done her share of living. But Hopkins has a way of bringing taboo topics to light for young adults in her books, so I’m not surprised that she tackled some More...
Well, I was wondering how Ellen Hopkins could get more adult, and, wow, she sure can! I must admit that the blatant discussion of swinging, threesomes, affairs, and disregard for the sanctity of marriage made me uncomfortable. And I’m a divorced woman who has done her share of living. But Hopkins has a way of bringing taboo topics to light for young adults in her books, so I’m not surprised that she tackled some More...
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Nov 15, 2011
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Wow! This book was awesome, confusing, shocking, sad, happy, and totally woman.
Sounds like a mood-swing, right?
Triangles is a book about three middle-aged women who all link up in one way or another. Kind of like a love triangle but without Switzerland, and the wooing, and you know... sparkles. I'm guessing that's why it's called TRIANGLES. My husband looked at the cover and thought it was referring to boobs.
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Sounds like a mood-swing, right?
Triangles is a book about three middle-aged women who all link up in one way or another. Kind of like a love triangle but without Switzerland, and the wooing, and you know... sparkles. I'm guessing that's why it's called TRIANGLES. My husband looked at the cover and thought it was referring to boobs.
I found it really confusing as we went through each More...
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Oct 29, 2011
Joanna
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Ellen Hopkins has most definitely made a successful transition from YA to adult, with Triangles, though, I for one, am glad she hasn't abandoned YA.
Three women are facing a midlife crisis in this racy book of mid-life crisis, sex, infidelity, friendship, marriage and life. Holly is a stay-at-home mom, married to a devoted husband. having recently lost a load of weight,a nearing 40, she wants more to life and engages in some explicit and unexpected extramarital sex. Andrea is a singl More...
Three women are facing a midlife crisis in this racy book of mid-life crisis, sex, infidelity, friendship, marriage and life. Holly is a stay-at-home mom, married to a devoted husband. having recently lost a load of weight,a nearing 40, she wants more to life and engages in some explicit and unexpected extramarital sex. Andrea is a singl More...
Oct 26, 2011
Alicia
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The concept of triangles and how many people's lives are a bunch of triangles is the backdrop for Marissa, Holly, and Andrea, three adult women whose lives are made up of these triangles. One is struggling with a disabled daughter and a gay son with a husband who is all but absent because of the demands of his job (and more), one is dealing with an empty marriage, children, with no creative outlet as she begins to write erotica and thinks she may be in love, and last is a woman who is always pic
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Oct 17, 2011
Anne
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Triangles is the story of three women who are facing difficult times in their lives and trying to make the best choices for themselves and their families. Holly is a stay-at-home mom who is bored with her life and decides to add some excitement by cheating on her husband. Andrea is a single mom trying her best to bring up her 13 year old daughter alone and desperately wanting to find a decent man to share her life with. Marissa is coping with a son that is gay, a terminally ill daughter, and
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Sep 08, 2011
Chelsea
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Three women struggle to keep their family and sanity together when all they want to do is fall apart. Holly joins a writing group as a way to escape her rebelling daughter and a husband who is no longer fulfilling her needs. Marissa is dealing with a gay son, a daughter requiring extreme special care, and a husband who distances himself more with each passing day. Andrea is a single mother with not much on her plate except loneliness and watching her daughter Harley grow up too fast, but when he
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Feb 19, 2012
Courtney
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I've been a long-time fan of Ellen Hopkins' work. Of course, the vast majority of it is teen/YA oriented, so naturally I was curious to read her foray into adult fiction.
Here's the basic storyline: 3 women, all very different, come to a place in their lives where nothing is as certain or easy as it once was. Holly is married with several kids and has the picture-perfect life. Except for the fact that she regrets marrying early and not finishing school. This sense of lost time sparks More...
Here's the basic storyline: 3 women, all very different, come to a place in their lives where nothing is as certain or easy as it once was. Holly is married with several kids and has the picture-perfect life. Except for the fact that she regrets marrying early and not finishing school. This sense of lost time sparks More...
Nov 30, 2011
Jennifer
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The Good Stuff
No holds barred, dark, truthful, raw and honest
Writing style is unique
Some nice dark honest humour thrown in
A lot of truths about parenting, being a women and marriage
All of the children characters are interesting,would have liked more about them - I love Shane
Heartbreakingly beautiful at times
Even-though it isn't my usual fiction and a little too sad and uncomfortable, I just couldn't put it down. Hopkin More...
No holds barred, dark, truthful, raw and honest
Writing style is unique
Some nice dark honest humour thrown in
A lot of truths about parenting, being a women and marriage
All of the children characters are interesting,would have liked more about them - I love Shane
Heartbreakingly beautiful at times
Even-though it isn't my usual fiction and a little too sad and uncomfortable, I just couldn't put it down. Hopkin More...
