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Triangles

by Ellen Hopkins
7 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 8 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2011. ISBN 9781461820307. $77.75; 1 MP3-CD. library ed.; 7 CDs. retail ed. S. & S. Audio; Playaway digital; digital download. F
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Holly, Andrea, and Marissa—intertwined and separated by blood, friendship, children, and husbands—take turns narrating their lives during one pivotal year. Marissa's daughter slowly dies while a child forms in the womb of Holly's daughter. Holly searches for personal fulfillment that leads her to an unknown world of erotic affairs. Meanwhile, best friend Andrea begins an affair with Holly's devoted husband. Over the course of the year, each woman matures and learns more about her own goals and capabilities. Short, anonymous meditations between each chapter may provide insight (or annoy) the listener.
VERDICT The paper-doll characters are too self-absorbed to be likable, and the story is too predictable. The verse format used in the print version is lost in the oral reading. The narrators—January LaVoy, Jan Maxwell, Janel Maloney, and Michele Pawk—give well-measured, seamless performances. Sadly, their attractive voices do not make the book absorbing. For large fiction collections only. ["For popular collections, because there will be an audience," read the review of the Atria: S. & S. hc, LJ 9/1/11; the pb, also by Atria, will publish in June 2012.—Ed.]
Reviewed by Juleigh Muirhead Clark, Colonial Williamsburg Fdn. Lib., VA , Mar 01, 2012
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