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    Vibes
    Vibes
    Vibes
    Audiobook6 hours

    Vibes

    Written by Amy Kathleen Ryan

    Narrated by Emily Durante

    3.5/5

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    A high school girl can read minds—and doesn’t like what she hears—in this novel that “will have you laughing out loud” (Barry Lyga, author of The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl).

    Nothing is beyond Kristi Carmichael’s disdain—her hippie high school, her friend Jacob, her workaholic mom. Yet for all her attitude, Kristi has a vulnerable side. She can hear the thoughts of her fellow students—a power that’s not as cool as it sounds, since she can hear them calling her fat and gross. She’s hot for Gusty Peterson, one of the most popular guys in school, but of course, she’s sure he thinks she’s disgusting. And she’s still mad at her father, who walked out on her two years ago.

    Soon, a school project brings her together with Gusty, her father comes home and drops a bombshell, and a friend comes out of the closet—and suddenly she is left doubting that she can read people at all.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 30, 2008
    ISBN9781423369837
    Author

    Amy Kathleen Ryan

    Amy Kathleen Ryan grew up in Wyoming, adoring books by Madeleine L'Engle, Susan Cooper and Judy Blume. She studied Anthropology at the University of Wyoming, then did an MA in English Literature at the University of Vermont. From there she went on to the New School Creative Writing for Children programme. She is the author of Glow, Spark, and Flame. Amy lives in Colorado, USA.

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    • 3/5
      "vibes" was quite a good read about self-discovery. Although Kristi was rather negative, some of her comments and views on life made me smile. However, like many YA novels, Kristi spent way too much time thinking and drooling over the boy she liked which I found absolutely frustrating. I think it makes the female character extremely shallow and pathetic.
    • 3/5
      Vibes was a great novel, and Amy Kathleen is an Amazing writer, but sadly the story was hard to get throught. The consept of a mind-reading teen is fascinating and captivating, who wouldn't want to read about that? I guess my problem was that I had high expectations for this novel.The story revolves around Kristi, always thinking of her self as fat, ugly and a bith with "watermelon-size gazungas", and according to her, everyone thinks the same of her. Kristi is a great character. She is tough, brave, and doesn't let anyone walk over her. But sometimes she can be very whiny and mean. Many of these characters lacked development, which I believe would be important to the story.The story goes on, and the story is very predictable. Her high school seemed very unreal, but I enjoyed some aspects in her life that did seem aunthentic. Amy Kathleen wrote a good story and I truly enjoyed her Glow Series. The story can be lacking and sometimes boring, but in the end, it is hilarious, and honest.“Trust isn't a black and white thing... Everyone has the capacity to let you down at one time or another... but if you can't trust, you can't love."
    • 3/5
      I picked this up just to see what Ryan could do with something that wasn't set in space. It's a very different sort of novel, and a completely different type of heroine--she's brash and abrasive and would almost be off-putting, if she weren't just vulnerable and colorful enough to seem truly real. Ryan is as fabulous as ever, technically, but is far better in "Vibes" at allowing us to see inside her characters' hearts and minds. It's an extremely engaging book. I only downgraded it some for language, which always bugs me.

      3.5 stars.
    • 1/5
      Kristi Carmichael hates just about everything-her crazy, eccentric, hippie school, her mother, even her friend. But she also has a secret that helps alienate her from all those she can't stand, she can hear what others are thinking, she can read minds.And she can hear all the horrible things they think about how gross and ugly and fat she is. Including the hot, popular Gusty Peterson.This book did. not. work, for me. (or apparently the Amazon description person: "this YA novel is completely on the mark.") While it didn't bother that Kristi could read minds and it wasn't treated as some mental defect that needed treatment or counseling or whatever (it's a fiction book, I can deal with things being fantasy even in non-fantasy books), the book didn't work for me.By page 50 I not only had the book figured out, I was ready to give it up entirely because of how dumb I found where it was going. (By page 7o-something I'd taken to just skimming the pages until the ending.)Kristi had 'practical jokes' she liked to play on people so that she could then help them and hear their thoughts of gratitude but they weren't funny or cute...they were rather cruel, actually.Obviously, Kristi was supposed to 'reform' by the end of the book (learn from herself and all that), see how she wasn't actually observant at all, but I didn't feel she actually grew much at all.I saw her friends Jacob and Mallory remind me slightly of Ted and Hollywood from Absolutely Maybe (only this time I don't like them much).The mind reading was supposed to be used as a tool-I think for Kristi's devolpment and for her to deal with her father's leaving, her mother'd drinking, her best friend's abandonmnet, etc but like I said, I had this book figured out by page 50, didn't like the character, and didn't like the ending either.***Spoiler-ishIt was said several times how her best friend Hildie had quit being her best friend but I didn't really think it was explained well. I know they said she 'got hot' or whatever and the boys started following her but, well, it just seemed strange that that was that and it bothered Kristi as much as it did (the friendship portrayed didn't seem like it would just end for no reason and if it did, Kristi doesn't deal with it in the book)... It didn't seem to all add up for me. (But maybe that's part of the characters not working for me.)END****
    • 3/5
      It was good but just a little fake, you couldn't really relate to any of the characters but It was still good.
    • 4/5
      Vibes is about a young teenager, Kristi, who can read minds. It is a very quick read, and it is very interesting. I really enjoyed reaading Vibes and i love the main character, Kristi. Kristi is an outcast, but she is her own person and doesn't care what other people think about her. She is very independent and isn't afraid to speak her mind. Those traits make her a very funny character, and when i read the book i felt like i was actually there, so the author was very good at describing every detail. I think anyone who is looking for a good short book should read vibes.
    • 4/5
      Kristi is tough, sarcastic, creative, and tries not to care what people think about her. Even though she knows exactly what people think about her....since she's psychic and all. Kristi's voice is sharp and witty and she has moments of insight and self-awareness that make her likable (if overly self-deprecating). The rest of the characters are not as well-developed and the plot is a bit contrived and predictable. You won't need psychic abilities to know how things are going to turn out at the end, but this is a fun, frothy read nonetheless.
    • 5/5
      Kristi can read minds. This may sound cool, but she doesn’t get any enjoyment out of it. For the most part she just hears people thinking:1 - how strange everyone thinks she is.2 - what guys think about when they look at her large chest.3 - her mother wondering why Kristi avoids her.Kristi’s life took a dramatic turn two years ago. Her father left, her best friend moved up the popularity ladder and left her behind, and Gusty, the boy she was totally in love with, made it pretty clear he didn’t want anything to do wit her. Pretty much the only thing that gives her any pleasure is listening to operas, designing and making her own clothes, and her cat, Minnie. She has worked herself into a nice, comfortable rut.Several things happen at once that shake up her world. Her father comes back from Africa, a new boy enrolls at school and appreciates her creativity, and Gusty turns out to be her partner for a huge school project. Everything she thinks she knows comes into question.Kristi is a fantastic character. Her hilarious, sarcastic attitude and witty remarks will leave the reader giggling out loud several times throughout the story. You’ll want everything to work out for her.Amy Kathleen Ryan does a great job capturing the insecure feelings of a solitary teenager. The progressive high school, Journeys, is a wonderful backdrop for this unique story. Click here to visit the author’s website for contests and great writing advice.
    • 5/5
      this book just made me laugh and cry and made me feel alot of emotions. it was written in a very good way! i loved how she made the girl read minds and in the end interprete them in a great way.
    • 4/5
      Kristi is not exactly a nice person. But she has good reasons for that. Her best friend turned on her around the same time her dad left. She's forced to go to this hippy-dippy alternative school where instead of biology and English she takes "Explorations of Nature" and "Story as Cultural Artifact".Oh yeah, and she hears what people are thinking.And most of the time, they're not thinking very nice things.I really liked Vibes. Kristi's a complicated character and a bit of an unreliable narrator. She thinks she has everything all figured out, but when she's faced with a situation like, say, her dad coming home for a visit for the first time in two years, it's obvious that she doesn't have anything figured out at all. Readers learn more about Kristi and grow with her as she faces some startling revelations and begins to find her place in the world.
    • 3/5
      Kristi Charmichael has issues. She goes to a "hippie-dippie" school called Journeys with classes like "Story as Cultural Artifact" and "The Language of the Universe" instead of English and Math. Her classmates don't get Kristi, or her "found" wardrobe (she makes her own clothes out of anything she can get her hands on). Her mom works 60 hours a week at the hospital and her father left two years ago and hasn't sent word. Worst of all, Kristi is pretty sure she's psychic. When a new kid starts at Journeys, it seems that Kristi may have finally found an ally, but he wants more than just friendship, and she can't seem to get over a boy who she knows is absolutely out of her league. Vibes is a decent read, and a neat take on ESP. While Kristi's character is particularly anger-driven, she is easy to relate to and it's not long before she softens. This may not win any awards, but it's certainly a fun book for the weekend.
    • 3/5
      Kristi has an interesting power, she can read minds. Overall she is a very weird girl, she loves opera, thinks she can read minds, and she created clothes from different materials she finds (old umbrellas, her dad's old medical scrubs, and a plastic pool tube). She is a self proclaimed bitch, and loves to blast her opera to tune peoples thoughts out. Her dad left her and her mom two years ago, she thinks because of a malpractice suit filed against him, but finds out the real reason sooner than she wants. She feels her mom helped push her dad out, and takes most of her aggression out on her mom. It's hard for her to deal with the problems in her life while she hears what people are really thinking.This book is different...very different. And i don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. The beginning of this book made me really mad, but after a few chapters it got better. I didn't really like some of the imagery, most of it geared toward her "ginormous boobs", but the storyline was great. This book was very riveting. I liked how intense it was at some parts, you actually feel intensely horrified along with Kristi. Through most of the story i didn't like how underdeveloped Kristi's psychic power was, but later in the book that was addressed and i was able to understand a lot better. Overall i liked the storyline, and how it was written, so i would recommend this book.