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44th out of 144 books
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393 voters
Jinx
Do not get to know me. Do not ask me out. Do not love me. Be warned Jinx doesn't start out as Jinx -- at first she's dull, safe, boring Jen. Jen who always hands her homework in on time, Jen who never stays out late, Jen who can always be counted on. When Jen's first boyfriend dies, she thinks she's unlucky...until her second boyfriend dies too. Jen "is" Jinx now -- a curs...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
May 25th 2004
by Simon Pulse
(first published February 5th 2003)
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May 06, 2008
Jennifer Wardrip
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3 of 5 stars
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Reviewed by Taylor Rector for TeensReadToo.com
Jinx (formerly Jen) has really bad luck with relationships - to say the least!
Her first boyfriend dies and she gets upset but eventually gets over it. Then her second boyfriend dies and now she is Jinx, not Jen. Her teachers, friends, and her parents all call her Jinx. She says that if you go out with her you will die.
Before she started dating, she was boring old Jen who never stayed out late and always turned her homework in on time. Now she is al...more
Jinx (formerly Jen) has really bad luck with relationships - to say the least!
Her first boyfriend dies and she gets upset but eventually gets over it. Then her second boyfriend dies and now she is Jinx, not Jen. Her teachers, friends, and her parents all call her Jinx. She says that if you go out with her you will die.
Before she started dating, she was boring old Jen who never stayed out late and always turned her homework in on time. Now she is al...more
I absolutely loved this book. I first read it with my sister and a dear friend reading over my shoulder. I then have lovely memories of reading it to my best friend when we were about the age of 'Jinx's' character, and I then read it to my mother, who was so moved by the end of it that she was close to tears. It's that good.
The plain verse structure of this book is so easy to read, and adds a real artistic quality to the story. It also really allows the reader to get into the heads of the differ...more
The plain verse structure of this book is so easy to read, and adds a real artistic quality to the story. It also really allows the reader to get into the heads of the differ...more
hmm..it was okay i guess, it was sad how not everyone got a happy ending, but i guess thats life.
i kind of liked the way it was written in poems though it took me a while to figure out the poems change perspective. so i was kinda confused throughout the start of the novel/collection of poems. i liked the unique-ness of the plot and the way it was written/expressed (i.e. in poems)
SPOILER ALERT
i wonder what happened to connor? did she tell her parents? and what about serena? didn't the author say...more
i kind of liked the way it was written in poems though it took me a while to figure out the poems change perspective. so i was kinda confused throughout the start of the novel/collection of poems. i liked the unique-ness of the plot and the way it was written/expressed (i.e. in poems)
SPOILER ALERT
i wonder what happened to connor? did she tell her parents? and what about serena? didn't the author say...more
Jinx is poetry book. It had great themes such as death and guilt. The main character has a couple of boyfriends though out the book. Her first one commits suicide. The second one isn't really her boyfriend but ends up dying. The guilt part is after her first boyfriend dies she blames herself because she had no idea he was feeling that way or anything. The second guy that dies she blames thinks she a jinx and feels like a bad person because she lead him on in a way and she didn't really love him...more
Jinx is a very creative book it is a poem so it ends quick.But she changist alot throught out the book.
The important thing about this book is about how Jinx expresses her feelings.In the hole book is pretty much about drama. Its all about jen "Jinx."She is very important in this book cause every thing that happens she has to do something with it.
One question i alwayst had through out the book was why does Jen change to a evil visios Jinx. After every thing that happend in her life she becomes...more
The important thing about this book is about how Jinx expresses her feelings.In the hole book is pretty much about drama. Its all about jen "Jinx."She is very important in this book cause every thing that happens she has to do something with it.
One question i alwayst had through out the book was why does Jen change to a evil visios Jinx. After every thing that happend in her life she becomes...more
This is such a beautiful example of the craft of the verse novel for young adults; Wild - who is one of Australia's most diverse and gifted writers for both children and adults - draws us so completely into the world of her embattled protagonist, and uses the form and function of the verse novel to its fullest effect here; the switches in style, form and point-of-view all combine to reveal the layers of a life, rather than a straight out linear narrative. Her central characters are beautifully r...more
I read this some time in middle school and I adored it. It influenced my own poetry... Which, in hindsight, was absolutely horrible, heh. I'd like to re-read this and see what I think of it now that I'm not an angsty teenager (I've graduated to angsty 20-something! Much different dynamic, I think!). When trying to source this book again, I described it as "full of morbid free-verse poetry, I think it was in a story format and switched perspectives". I don't remember any of the plot, though. I di...more
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEMOOOOOOOOOOOOOO but interesting.
Jen is the main character in this book. Her parents had divorced and her father remarried Stella. She had one sister, Grace, she has Down's Syndrome. Life is wonderful to Jen after she starts to date Charlie. They had been great together, but one day she had been tell that Charlie committed suicide. She then went wild for a while until she met Ben. Eventually she and Ben were together. But soon Ben was killed, because he had been called "SHORT" by a guy name Hal. After that, Jen renames herself...more
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This was a great poetry book. The theme was love and loss. An example is when her first boyfriend dies she is upset for along time thinks that it is her fault when it's not things like that that just happen sometimes. Another example is at the end when she realizes it is nit all her fault that is a form of forgivness. I think what the author was trying ti say in this book is that people die and it is not always your fault you need too get over it. I would recommend this book to ages 13 and up.
Its a great way to write the novel, at times i got confused but i found my way back.
I enjoyed how Margaret catpured each character in their own way and showed how they were felling.. well put together.
I was a bit upset knowing that both Charlie and Ben had died, Charlie im unsure why he did it and Ben its upsetting knowing that Hal had done it although it was accidental.
All together i just enjoyed it and glad this book took me 4-5 hours to read. FASTED READ EVER
I enjoyed how Margaret catpured each character in their own way and showed how they were felling.. well put together.
I was a bit upset knowing that both Charlie and Ben had died, Charlie im unsure why he did it and Ben its upsetting knowing that Hal had done it although it was accidental.
All together i just enjoyed it and glad this book took me 4-5 hours to read. FASTED READ EVER
Dec 17, 2009
Melissa He
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Young Teens
Shelves:
9th-grade-advisory
It's about a girl whose boyfriends seem to die one after another. Because of this, she calls herself, "Jinx". It's written in poems, instead of the usual text. I liked this book, I was able to see the situation in the book through multiple characters. I thought Jinx was an O.K. character, I was able to connect to her when people started to judge her. I would recommend it for other teens because the story's setting is in high school, which most of us can relate to.
Loved it.
Brilliantly written, poetic verse concise and profound, shifts perspectives between characters.
My favourite:
"Jen doesn't know
her mother's secret.
She doesn't know
that at forty-two it's just as terrible
to be in love with someone
who might not love you
as it is at fourteen or seventeen or twenty-one.
She doesn't know
you're never too old for such yearning,
however fruitless,
humiliating."
Brilliantly written, poetic verse concise and profound, shifts perspectives between characters.
My favourite:
"Jen doesn't know
her mother's secret.
She doesn't know
that at forty-two it's just as terrible
to be in love with someone
who might not love you
as it is at fourteen or seventeen or twenty-one.
She doesn't know
you're never too old for such yearning,
however fruitless,
humiliating."
I thought this book was and interesting, easy to read choice. What is interesting about this book is that it is set up like a series of poems each with their own title and stanzas. It took a little to get used to this format, but after a while I was reading the story fluently. Although I wish the book went into more detail but the plot line was very interesting. I finished this book in one evening. xD
A very impressive young adult novel, written in verse and from various view points. It deals with some big topics like love and death, family and divorce, disability and acceptance, guilt and forgiveness - to name but a few. Wild chooses every word carefully and manages to piece together a novel that shows the dark places of the human soul as well as the light that we all hope is at the end of the tunnel.
This book was intriguing. The story is written in poetic verse from different perspectives. This works very well for the serious content that the book covers. This is a great book about the hardships teens face growing up such as suicide, homosexuality, substance abuse, divorce, grief, handicaps, etc. It is unique because it show the parents' point of view as well. It was very well done and an easy read.
Jinx by Margaret Wild. It captures your attention right from the beginning. I feel like I can connect to this girl, Jen.
Jen's first boyfriend died, maybe a little unlucky?
Jen's second boyfriend died, was it more than just being unlucky?
Since that day, Jen was called Jinx. Cursed, filled with bad luck.
Jen is lonely and can not seem to find closeness in people around her.
I said I can connect to that because I feel like sometimes in life, there are many hard times. Friends not being there for you w...more
Jen's first boyfriend died, maybe a little unlucky?
Jen's second boyfriend died, was it more than just being unlucky?
Since that day, Jen was called Jinx. Cursed, filled with bad luck.
Jen is lonely and can not seem to find closeness in people around her.
I said I can connect to that because I feel like sometimes in life, there are many hard times. Friends not being there for you w...more
Jinx is a really good girl but when her first boyfriend dies, she doesnt htink she could fall in love. but when she meets ben sparks fly. sadly he also dies. she then changes her name to Jinx since she thinks every boy she dates she kills. But when she finally regains reality she meets Hal, and changes her name back to Jinx leaving the past behind.
I feel bad for Jinx. Like really bad. I thought I had it bad but I felt alot better about myself when I read this book about Jinx. She's a strong person. I know I wouldn't be able to bear it if this happened to me. The beginning was rather dull but it got amusing in the middle and then very depressing in the end. It's a good book.
i love books that are written in poetry/prose format. this is the story of a girl named jen, aka jinx, whose boyfriends curiously die on her and people at school think she is cursed. it tells the story of jen, her mother, charlie (committed suicide), ben (fell on the sidewalked and cracked his head) and her best friends and the drama that is their lives.
This was a super fast but thought-provoking read. I like Margaret Wild's writing style. I think she had great character development and I liked that she told the story through varying points-of-view so you felt like you really got inside a lot of the characters' heads. It's got the right mix of YA angst, romance, and dysfunctional families.
a quick verse novel. not too inappropriate but i would probably not push it for 7th graders. i did like the message and the format lends itself to a quick moral. the progression of the characters was done nicely. everyone has issues that you can't see!
Good, but I think it tries for too much at once. I feel like the side stories with Jen/Jinx's friends should've either been fleshed out more fully or omitted entirely. Not a bad story, but I think the execution could've been better.
This is a book that is in alternative format--in journal/diary entries. It's great for a non-reader, but I personally found it difficult to follow because of the format and lack of characterization (also due to the format.)
love love love love love ! i read this book a few years ago , && it bacame one of my favorites . iv read it at least 10 times and it never gets old . now that iv found it again on here , i will be sure too read it (: .
As Jen starts with her boyfriend, she's happy with him. But until some shocking news comes, she sad and hurt. That was her boyfriend who just died. Here is where the "JINX" part starts, she thinks she's unlucky but she soon finds out that she's "JINXed."
Margaret Wild's writing is awesome! She's great, she really knows how to make the readers feel the way the character feels. Her words were so bitter and so painful. I actually was shocked with some of the parts in the book. The way one of her boy...more
Margaret Wild's writing is awesome! She's great, she really knows how to make the readers feel the way the character feels. Her words were so bitter and so painful. I actually was shocked with some of the parts in the book. The way one of her boy...more
Ein Buch für alle Töchter, damit sie verstehen, dass Mütter in Liebesdingen kein bißchen schlauer sind. Ein wunderbares Buch über die Noete von Teenagern und ihren Eltern. Leider viel zu kurz.
Jen renames herself 'Jinx' after two boyfriends die right after each other. Told in a series of poems, Jinx works through her pain and finds a way to move on.
Really interesting concept, but the format of the story was unusual. Took me about half an hour to read, so it was a nice quick read.
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that all this -
the people, the animals,
the mountains, the rivers -
is just God dreaming.
I wish he'd wake the fuck up.”
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that all this -
the people, the animals,
the mountains, the rivers -
is just God dreaming.
I wish he'd wake the fuck up.”
“Jen's Mum Will Write
Jen's mum writes advertising copy.
She specializes in white goods:
washing machines, dryers, fridges,
freezers, dishwashers.
She hates these appliances
hulking
in corners,
power-hungry and fractious.
One day, she will have a wood stove,
and she'll write about things that matter-
she will write about birth and death,
about love and the absence of love,
about fathers and children,
about mothers and daughters,
about lovers and friends.
She'll write about the whole goddamn
wonderful, awful business
of loving and being loved”
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Jen's mum writes advertising copy.
She specializes in white goods:
washing machines, dryers, fridges,
freezers, dishwashers.
She hates these appliances
hulking
in corners,
power-hungry and fractious.
One day, she will have a wood stove,
and she'll write about things that matter-
she will write about birth and death,
about love and the absence of love,
about fathers and children,
about mothers and daughters,
about lovers and friends.
She'll write about the whole goddamn
wonderful, awful business
of loving and being loved”
Jun 01, 2008 12:20pm