readwkc's review against another edition
3.0
I read the whole book in about 10 hours. Although, I was not a big fan of the book! I think the main reason is because I just didn't connect well with the book.
cecetales's review against another edition
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 didn't even remember the "Jen's boyfriends die" plot point. I couldn't rate it based on my love for it several years ago, so I'll have to find it again and see what happens.
margaretann84's review against another edition
3.0
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.
mellamaron's review against another edition
4.0
This was really beautiful. I don't usually like books that are structured like this one. But somehow I was entranced by each page. I really felt connected to Jen even though her story was "shorter" than a normal one.
Definitely worth reading!
Spoiler
I'm glad things worked out for her in the end.Definitely worth reading!
playnejaynedoe's review against another edition
5.0
This is what When She Hollers should/could have been. "Heavy" topics without the clunky dialogue.
This would be great for an English class to dissect in detail -- how much can be said with so little.
Told mostly from the perspective of Jen/Jinx, but also giving glimpses into the lives of her friends and family, Jinx reads more like poetry, than prose. Well done, Margaret Wild!
This would be great for an English class to dissect in detail -- how much can be said with so little.
Told mostly from the perspective of Jen/Jinx, but also giving glimpses into the lives of her friends and family, Jinx reads more like poetry, than prose. Well done, Margaret Wild!
kfan's review against another edition
1.0
I saw this at the library and picked it up because it's a novel told in (free) verse, which, hey, that sounds interesting. Gave up after ~40 pages.
The problem for me was that the poetry itself wasn't particularly good, or even engaging in and of itself. Why not just use a more fragmentary/episodic short fiction style?
(I mean, unless you're going to write a YA book about teen drauma IN the Cringe-style of Awful Teenage Poetry, which would be AWESOME. But this wasn't that.)
So I'm not convinced that this was the best way to tell this story. It just seemed like the long way around to me.
The problem for me was that the poetry itself wasn't particularly good, or even engaging in and of itself. Why not just use a more fragmentary/episodic short fiction style?
(I mean, unless you're going to write a YA book about teen drauma IN the Cringe-style of Awful Teenage Poetry, which would be AWESOME. But this wasn't that.)
So I'm not convinced that this was the best way to tell this story. It just seemed like the long way around to me.
pancakeddino's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
It just made me feel so bad for all characters involved and seeing the girl grow was great
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Suicide