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Two-Way Street
by
Lauren Barnholdt (Goodreads Author)
There are two sides to every breakup.
This is Jordan and Courtney, totally in love. Sure, they were an unlikely high school couple. But they clicked; it worked. They're even going to the same college, and driving cross-country together for orientation.
This is Jordan and Courtney, totally in love. Sure, they were an unlikely high school couple. But they clicked; it worked. They're even going to the same college, and driving cross-country together for orientation.
Then Jordan dumps Courtney -- for a girl he met on the Internet.
It's too late to change plans, so the road trip is on. C
...morePaperback, 288 pages
Published
June 26th 2007
by Simon Pulse
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Ok so let's list the pros and cons shall we:
Pros
-Keep me interested enough to read the whole book
-Voices and thoughts of the characters were distinctly different and portrayed real teenagers
-The changing of time frames and narrators was done well
-Main guy Jordan had his sweet moments
-Funny at times
Now for the Cons
-way too much cussing (I know teenagers cuss but this came off as trying too hard)
-Jordan was basically your typical horny teenage guy that the author tried to make look sweet (worked...more
Pros
-Keep me interested enough to read the whole book
-Voices and thoughts of the characters were distinctly different and portrayed real teenagers
-The changing of time frames and narrators was done well
-Main guy Jordan had his sweet moments
-Funny at times
Now for the Cons
-way too much cussing (I know teenagers cuss but this came off as trying too hard)
-Jordan was basically your typical horny teenage guy that the author tried to make look sweet (worked...more
Sep 01, 2011
Alyssa
rated it
1 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
If you can think for yourself, knock yourself out. Not for the incredibly impressionable.
Proceed with the caution of spoilers, although I truly don't think you'll be missing anything with this book.
I’m probably about to be taking what’s supposed to be a light, entertaining read way too seriously. Still – melodrama suits the cover, the story, the characters and the writing of Two-Way Street, and if the shoe fits…
This is the summary I imagine Barnholdt sent to publishers. Keep in mind that I made this up all by my Little Self: Courtney and Jordan were doing fine, fine, fine. La-la-la,...more
I’m probably about to be taking what’s supposed to be a light, entertaining read way too seriously. Still – melodrama suits the cover, the story, the characters and the writing of Two-Way Street, and if the shoe fits…
This is the summary I imagine Barnholdt sent to publishers. Keep in mind that I made this up all by my Little Self: Courtney and Jordan were doing fine, fine, fine. La-la-la,...more
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What this book was filled with:
- Annoying narrators
- Annoying best friends
- Annoying style of writing
- Annoying cliches
- Annoying parents
- Annoying stereotypes
- Annoying narrators
- Annoying best friends
- Annoying style of writing
- Annoying cliches
- Annoying parents
- Annoying stereotypes
3.5 stars
I was a bit reluctant to read this the first time I saw the blurb. I thought it would be a worrying and frustrating story. And well, it did turn out to be...a little frustrating. Not that I hate it, because really, I liked it. There were just some times where I wanted to smack both of Courtney and Jordan's head and tell them to please stop all the drama and just talk and tell the freaking truth. And then there goes the ending that kinda fell short on me. Nonetheless, most parts of the b...more
I was a bit reluctant to read this the first time I saw the blurb. I thought it would be a worrying and frustrating story. And well, it did turn out to be...a little frustrating. Not that I hate it, because really, I liked it. There were just some times where I wanted to smack both of Courtney and Jordan's head and tell them to please stop all the drama and just talk and tell the freaking truth. And then there goes the ending that kinda fell short on me. Nonetheless, most parts of the b...more
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This book is just awesome!
I don't know why exactly but there is something so cute and angsty about Jordan and Courtney's story. I couldn't stop grinning, laughing and had to finish this in one sitting.
I loved the way the story was told, both from Jordan and Courtney point of view, we get the whole situation and what exactly the dilemma is here, and I totally feel for Jordan, cause that was quite the dilemma. To be honest, it didn't have to be that big of a deal, but I guess looking at it from th...more
I don't know why exactly but there is something so cute and angsty about Jordan and Courtney's story. I couldn't stop grinning, laughing and had to finish this in one sitting.
I loved the way the story was told, both from Jordan and Courtney point of view, we get the whole situation and what exactly the dilemma is here, and I totally feel for Jordan, cause that was quite the dilemma. To be honest, it didn't have to be that big of a deal, but I guess looking at it from th...more
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I love it when I find a book that surprises me as much as “Two-way Street”. It’s one of those books that you can’t let go until you finish reading it, and then you want to read it all over again. In one word, it’s amazing!
I enjoyed every page of it, and I kept laughing because is so funny, easy to read, spontaneous and likeable. The characters are great, the dialog is full of humor and sarcasm, the story is sweet, dynamic and sometimes unpredictable, it’s one of my favorite books so far and I c...more
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Feb 14, 2012
Karla Mae
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4 of 5 stars
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A cross-country trip with your ex-boyfriend?
For Courtney, this is definitely not the most ideal way to spend the last days of your summer and to welcome your life at the University. But what more could she do? Before being dumped by Jordan for a girl he supposedly met on the Internet, they make plans to go to the same University and to drive cross-country together for orientation.It's too late to change plans, so the trip was still on. Though still affected by the break-up, Courtney acts casual...more
For Courtney, this is definitely not the most ideal way to spend the last days of your summer and to welcome your life at the University. But what more could she do? Before being dumped by Jordan for a girl he supposedly met on the Internet, they make plans to go to the same University and to drive cross-country together for orientation.It's too late to change plans, so the trip was still on. Though still affected by the break-up, Courtney acts casual...more
As soon as I read the backside of Two-Way Street, I wanted to read it. It is always interesting to read such books of conflicting interests. Albeit, I figured out the main conflict about 50 pages into the book. It was predictable. But the thing is that I didn't mind it because I wanted to read the jibes being exchanged throughout their journey. Jordan and Courtney are not together anymore and Courtney is not aware of the real reason Jordan broke up with her. But both are still pretty much in lov...more
Aug 29, 2010
Nic
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
Older Teens and Adults
I really enjoyed Two-Way Street. I needed a book to lighten my spirits after Mockingjay and this was the perfect book for it. It is a great story about first love. It was funny, heartwarming and entertaining.
Two-Way Street is written from both Courtney's and Jordan's points of view. It also switches back and forward from when they first started going out to the current day. I thought at first it might get a little bit confusing but I loved getting to see how they got to the point they were at. T...more
Two-Way Street is written from both Courtney's and Jordan's points of view. It also switches back and forward from when they first started going out to the current day. I thought at first it might get a little bit confusing but I loved getting to see how they got to the point they were at. T...more
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Loved this one! I can't say there was anything wrong with Two-Way Street because it was just perfect. If you are looking for laugh-at-loud books than you've found it.
May 23, 2011
Racquel
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5 of 5 stars
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This is definitely one of my favorite books ever. I know all the words cover to cover and have probably read it 7-8 times. No book has ever made me laugh out loud as much as this book, it is beyond hilarious. It's a quick read, one you should read while tanning or on a plane (did both myself) its definitely a page turner. LOVE LOVE LOVE the alternating POV's, I just love when authors use those and I love the present/past shit and I have to say the reason they broke up, totally didn't see it! It...more
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"Two-Way Street" was a well written story about a girl named Courtney and her ex-boyfriend that go on a roadtrip. Since the trip to college was planned before they broke up, they had to follow through on it and make the drive together. Courtney believed that Jordan broke up with her for a typical male excuse, but she finds out it was way more complicated than she could have even imagined. Lauren Barnholdt did a great job intertwining everything that happens in this story. Throughout the book you...more
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I only took this book because I've read Sometimes It Happens by the same author, and I really liked that one.
This book was not as good. It was easy reading, but didn't fulfil me in any way. This book didn't give me anything. There were some gapes in the plot, things that didn't make sense.
So, this book, if you decide to read it, will kill your time for a few hours, but I suggest you take some other book instead.
This book was not as good. It was easy reading, but didn't fulfil me in any way. This book didn't give me anything. There were some gapes in the plot, things that didn't make sense.
So, this book, if you decide to read it, will kill your time for a few hours, but I suggest you take some other book instead.
This book begins just after the breakup of Courtney, a quiet and smart high school senior, and Jordan, the hot and popular guy in her class. Jordan tells Courtney that he's met someone else on MySpace, although Courtney has been unable to identify who the girl (who she has secretly named Carmen) might be. The situation is worse since the two had arranged to take a road trip to college before the breakup, and it's too late to cancel. So Courtney, who is still deeply hurt by the breakup, is forced...more
ohmygod how i actually finished this book is beyond me. the characters are so one dimensional. Courtney pissed me off 3/4 of the time. she has this special ability to annoy me even when i'm supposed to side her. but how could she not? everything for her is black and white. and when the realization that it's not, finally struck on her, it seemed force, like it didn't exactly show that she realized it, yet the author worded it out to end the complications. then there's her occasional annoying need...more
Zitat: ,,Ich atme tief durch. Ich werde mich jetzt nicht mit ihm streiten. Auf keinen Fall. Wenn ich anfange, mich mit ihm zu streiten, merkt er, dass mir noch etwas an ihm liegt, und dass kann ich nicht zulassen. Nie und Nimmer soll er denken, dass ich ihm nachtrauere." (S. 17)
erster Satz: ,,Ich verrate meine eigene Generation."
EIGENE MEINUNG
Wer beim Lesen der Inhaltsbeschreibung jetzt denkt, dieses Buch sei vollkommen klischeebehaftet, dem kann ich nur sagen: das stimmt.
Aber die Geschichte ist...more
erster Satz: ,,Ich verrate meine eigene Generation."
EIGENE MEINUNG
Wer beim Lesen der Inhaltsbeschreibung jetzt denkt, dieses Buch sei vollkommen klischeebehaftet, dem kann ich nur sagen: das stimmt.
Aber die Geschichte ist...more
For a while, Jordan and Courtney were the unlikely “it” couple in High School. For a while things were going well, and for a while they even looked like they were going to make it, even planning to go to the same college. And it was working.
For a while…
Then Jordan meets a girl on the internet and suddenly, Courtney is dumped.
Two weeks later, the college road trip Jordan and Courtney had planned is happening and since no other arrangements had been planned, the two are forced back together for t...more
For a while…
Then Jordan meets a girl on the internet and suddenly, Courtney is dumped.
Two weeks later, the college road trip Jordan and Courtney had planned is happening and since no other arrangements had been planned, the two are forced back together for t...more
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I loved the cover of this book when I saw it on book depository so I bought it from some of my Christmas money (I will be having a haul up on my blog soon with the rest of the Christmas haul once they come through in the post).
When it arrived I was really excited to start it but I had to finish the geek magnet by Kieran Scott first so that's what pushed me to read that. I started this yesterday and finished it in a few hours. It's such an easy read, which I'm loving at the moment because I'm s...more
When it arrived I was really excited to start it but I had to finish the geek magnet by Kieran Scott first so that's what pushed me to read that. I started this yesterday and finished it in a few hours. It's such an easy read, which I'm loving at the moment because I'm s...more
Concept and Themes: 3/5
I've wanted Two-Way Street ever since I came across its synopsis. It seemed exactly like the kind of angst-ridden, delightfully-twisted-Unresolved-Sexual-Tension-festival, romantic-hijinks-y, guilty-pleasure read that is so my thing, because we all know by now that I'm a cheesy bastard. In this respect, the book does not disappoint. It's a raw tale of teenage love and drama, and anyone who has ever experienced a hookup or a breakup or an IDK-what-this-is-maybe-I'm-just-mak...more
I've wanted Two-Way Street ever since I came across its synopsis. It seemed exactly like the kind of angst-ridden, delightfully-twisted-Unresolved-Sexual-Tension-festival, romantic-hijinks-y, guilty-pleasure read that is so my thing, because we all know by now that I'm a cheesy bastard. In this respect, the book does not disappoint. It's a raw tale of teenage love and drama, and anyone who has ever experienced a hookup or a breakup or an IDK-what-this-is-maybe-I'm-just-mak...more
I wasn’t sure if I should give this book 4 or 5 stars. In the middle it had such potential and I was already thinking it would get a 5. But then things started getting real screwy towards the end and I think it’d be more fair to say it’s a 4.5 stars.
Jordan and Courtney were two opposites who got together and then had a suspicious breakup. The story switches from flashback (when they first met) and present (traveling to university).
While Jordan and Courtney obviously still care about each other...more
Jordan and Courtney were two opposites who got together and then had a suspicious breakup. The story switches from flashback (when they first met) and present (traveling to university).
While Jordan and Courtney obviously still care about each other...more
I personally love road trip books and read this and another book - Amy and Roger's Epic Detour - similar but with a different story line within the same week. Both were very different, but they both stood out together. At first I found it hard to keep up as they switch from Jordan to Courtney and past to present with each chapter, but once I settled, it was great because you were getting both sides of the story. It was interesting the way Barnholdt portrayed this type of break up, where the girl...more
I will have to say, I'm disapointed in this story. I've been meaning to read it for a couple of months now and when I saw it at my local library, I was very excited to start reading it. Unfortunetly, I wasn't impressed. A) It's bogged down by too many pop cultural references of 2007 -Laguana Beach, Brittney Spears, MYSPACE etc and while I was around the characters ages at that time (High School Class of 2006 baby!) and could understand almost 100% of what Courtney and Jordan were referring too,...more
It was a really good book. The changes in point of view were real smooth and I liked how Courtney wasn't all perfect- she was real. She liked to be controlling and had a big butt. LOL. Anyways, I didn't like the charcter of Jordan too much. In the begining he was portrayed as a player, yet he turned into a sweet guy when he met Courtney. That's kind of unrealistic if you know what I mean, but it wasn't TOO bad. I also didn't really get how her parents let, not to mention, ENCOURAGED her to take...more
4 stars for the first third of this book and 2 for the rest.
I have discovered my guilty pleasure :
Silly, high-school romance books with a mean girl and the popular guy and the underdog. It's cheesy, I know. Believe me, I do. And I'm not proud of it but I guess that's the whole point.
This book is sort of my guilty pleasure, and I say 'sort of' because the book was okay. Not great or terrible, just somewhere in between. Even with my guilty pleasure, I still have my standards.
The storyline was nice...more
I have discovered my guilty pleasure :
Silly, high-school romance books with a mean girl and the popular guy and the underdog. It's cheesy, I know. Believe me, I do. And I'm not proud of it but I guess that's the whole point.
This book is sort of my guilty pleasure, and I say 'sort of' because the book was okay. Not great or terrible, just somewhere in between. Even with my guilty pleasure, I still have my standards.
The storyline was nice...more
Two-Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt was originally published June 2007 by Simon Pulse.
The story follows the up and down relationship of Jordan and Courtney who have recently graduated from high school and have both decided to go to Boston University. They make a plan to drive up together, but things get tricky when Jordan breaks up with Courtney shortly before they are supposed to leave. Courtney’s parents decide that she has to take the trip with him anyway and so goes the story.
I liked that we...more
The story follows the up and down relationship of Jordan and Courtney who have recently graduated from high school and have both decided to go to Boston University. They make a plan to drive up together, but things get tricky when Jordan breaks up with Courtney shortly before they are supposed to leave. Courtney’s parents decide that she has to take the trip with him anyway and so goes the story.
I liked that we...more
Combine the storytelling of Sarah Dessen with a dash of Jodi Picoult and you get a great novel by Lauren Barnholdt. A story of heartbreak, lies, and love, Two-Way Street will not disappoint.
Right before Courtney and her boyfriend Jordan travel cross-country to attend school orientation, Jordan dumps her for a girl he met online. While Courtney is still angry, her parents force her to continue on with the plans to road trip together. With many miles between point A and point B, Courtney finds out...more
Right before Courtney and her boyfriend Jordan travel cross-country to attend school orientation, Jordan dumps her for a girl he met online. While Courtney is still angry, her parents force her to continue on with the plans to road trip together. With many miles between point A and point B, Courtney finds out...more
Jordan and Courtney were madly in love but Jordan tells Courtney there is another girl he met online that he has new feelings for so they broke up. When they were going out they planned on going on a road trip this summer to go visit a college. Jordan still secretly loves Courtney and Courtny still loves Jordan when they were going out they planned on going on a road trip to go look at a college. Courtney was still trying to decide on whether if it was a good idea to still go or for her to just...more
I listened to this one on audio, and I wonder if I would've appreciated it better if I had just read it. I picked this one up because the storyline reminded me of writers like Colasanti and Mlynowski, both of whom write really well about teen relationships. At least, I think so.
I really enjoyed the dual perspectives and felt it worked especially well here. Barnholdt engages the readers, perfectly capturing the beginning/ending of Courtney and Jordan's relationship. Both characters are three-dim...more
I really enjoyed the dual perspectives and felt it worked especially well here. Barnholdt engages the readers, perfectly capturing the beginning/ending of Courtney and Jordan's relationship. Both characters are three-dim...more
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