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Tricks
- Narrated by: Laura Flanagan, Jeremy Guskin, Cassandra Campbell, J. Paul Boehmer
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Five teenagers from different parts of the country. Three girls. Two guys. Four straight. One gay. Some rich. Some poor. Some from great families. Some with no one at all. All living their lives as best they can, but all searching . . . for freedom, safety, community, family, love. What they don't expect, though, is all that can happen when those powerful little words "I love you" are said for all the wrong reasons.
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- Kat Ferguson
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Very raw.
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- Angie
- 02-02-15
I very much enjoyed
This was a very addictive book I couldn't put it down. I recommend it to any body.
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- Andi Joy
- 01-17-21
The best Ellen Hopkins book out there!!!!
If you're reading this, trust me. take a chance, spend the credit or the couple bucks on this book. It's fantastic.
I may be biased though. was maybe 14 when I read this book for the first time, ten years ago or so. I devoured it in one night on my bedroom floor. It drowned out the troubles in my life, educated me, and started what has been a long love affair with Ellen Hopkins' books. it is by far her best one.
this production did not disappoint. if I have to complain about one thing though, Cody's voice actor didn't fit the character, but hes an amazing narrator nonetheless.
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- Brian Rawcliffe
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Excellent as Always
The only thing I dislike are one or two of the readers. They are a tad over the top. But, the story is still intense.
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- kaija
- 11-14-15
moving
this book gave me plenty of feels. i am constantly impressed hy ellen hopkins' writing and by the quality of her audio recorded books. like watching a movie with you ears. enthralling.
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- Diane De Baun
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Dark and depressing
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
Someone who likes sad and debauched stories
What was most disappointing about Ellen Hopkins’s story?
I was hoping for the story to turn around and get more positive so I listened for a while til I couldnt take it anymore, making me ill
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Illness, darkness. I guess the title Tricks was the clue.
Any additional comments?
It might actually be a good wake up call to some teens to be careful and that the world does have alot of treachery in it.
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- Janit L Johnson
- 09-19-12
Eye Opener
Would you consider the audio edition of Tricks to be better than the print version?
I haven't read the book so I can't say but I usually prefer the audio in most books
What other book might you compare Tricks to and why?
None to compare
Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me sad because I know this is what happens to so many kids thoughout the worlk
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- Heidi Ho
- 04-10-22
As someone who has been through it, I highly recommend this book!
I am a survivor of the streets and, as such, many books about prostitution make me mad…not this one. This book hits the nail on the head, portraying the life as not as a choice, but result of not having a choice. I was blessed to find this book after finding myself in treatment, having taken the court ordered “option” over jail. Finding it at such a critical time saved my life. Given that it was an overcrowded, underfunded, punitive facility, I can honestly say the book helped me more than the treatment did. “Tricks” was my lifeline, and motivated me to get better for myself, regardless of what was going on around me. I had read some other novels and a few autobiographies on the subject, but this author really understands the alienation, pain, and shame victims feel. She gets that a young person may be naive, or they may be jaded, bold or timid, male or female, GLBTQ or straight…the streets will chew you up and spit you out. No one is tough enough to escape the damage. There are still glamorized images of the life of strippers, escorts and call girls. Ellen Hopkins doesn’t shrink away from showing what it’s really like…it’s like making out with your grandpa, and she describes every detail unflinchingly. What sets this book apart from others on the subject is that Hopkins goes into all the most embarrassing, graphic details about the violation that exploiters cause to the victims. I understand why some people don’t agree with having such explicit scenes. However, for me, those scenes saved my life. We are used to hearing the trafficking story with the innocent victims but, in real life, perpetrators use the fact that victims feel soiled to convince them they aren’t meant to be saved. This book lays all those myths to rest, and removed all worries from my mind that if my body responded to something it was consensual, or if I came to need drugs that were forced on me, it was the same thing as choosing them. I knew I wouldn’t judge other people for those things, but I couldn’t stop judging myself until I saw it right there in print. “This is what happens to many people, and it’s not your fault.” Everything I was punishing myself for by staying on the streets and hurting myself with drugs was revealed as just a part of the abuse, not evidence of poor character, or even poor choices (as trafficking is not chosen). I found a better treatment center, got off drugs and the streets, and am back in school to help others like myself! I don’t think it would necessarily damage the still-naive teenager to read this book. I wouldn’t require that they read it but if they’re comfortable reading it, I think it’s educational. I doubt that anyone who read the horror version in this book would be influenced to get in these situations. I think young adults need to see some unglamorous depictions, so they know how important their safety and good judgment is. It’s a great book for parents and teens to talk about, or to use in treatment or counseling for survivors. It also shows great examples of all kinds of family dysfunction, for those experiencing family problems who haven’t yet run away and, like another reviewer said, shows how communication could avert disaster. When I read the book, the poems don’t sound melodramatic in my head but a couple of the narrators really overact them, and it’s cheesy. I’m afraid this could be a real turnoff to people who haven’t read the book, first. A couple of the narrators do really well. The book follows several characters, in different storylines. It is harder, in the audiobook version, to tell which character is supposed to be speaking, but I don’t think it’s impossible. I ended up pulling out my paper copy which is great to refer to, if you can get one. Please read this book, for the victims and just because it’s an excellent read!
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- Lindsey McGann
- 10-31-21
Had to read this for class but
Had to read this for class but already knew the author's work isn't usually for me, as I have read her books in the past. opted for the audio book to make it easier on myself. Narration was decent.
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- Mr Summers
- 06-03-20
Excellent
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