~*~::{Reading Blog #45: Impulse}::~*~

Today I’m going to do my blog on the book “Impulse” also by Ellen Hopkins.  Now, this is the second book that I’ve read by her…and yet again, I am completely smitten with this book.  I mean, the describing words in this book are just…wow.  It really does paint a picture in my head.  I know a lot of people say that about a lot of things, but this book really does that for me just so.  This book is different in the way that it is told.  It is told in the perspective of 3 young people, Vanessa, Tony, and Conner.  Each one of them has tried to commit suicide; Vanessa by slitting her wrists, Tony by overdose, and Conner by shooting himself in the heart.  All three of them come from completely different backgrounds and tell the story on why they decided to make such a negative decision and what it’s like for them in the hospital.  So far, I’m only about 90 pages into this story, but it’s already turning into one of those suspenseful books that I just can’t put down and that I just wanna keep reading ‘til it’s over…and then when it’s over, I wanna read some more!  To me, this book is very eye opening.  I mean, you always see the depressed kids and they always talk about wanting to kill themselves and such, but you never know exactly why or what they might be feeling until you look at the world through their eyes.  Most of us just look at them and say they don’t appreciate life, but in this book it gives you the perspective that life doesn’t appreciate them.  It’s very clever how Miss Hopkins makes this story.  My hat is tipped to you, Miss Hopkins on creating another dark classic that will forever live on my bookshelf!!