Title: Crank
Author: Ellen Hopkins
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Drugs, Poetry
Summary: The story of Melinda who learns of crystal meth or "crank," that makes her discover her sexy confident alter-ego Bree. Both sides of her take turn controlling her as she tries to escape the drugs that get her into a lot of trouble.
Rating:
Characters: 8/10
Plot: 9/10
Originality: 7/10
Recommendation: 8/10
Age Rating: PG-13 to R
Review: This book was written in poetry, so the size of the book shouldn't intimidate you.
I was worried that like most poems, this book would be hard to follow, but I turned out wrong. It was actually pretty much sentences put in stance form. Although the sentences weren't separated at clauses, so if you didn't read it carefully, sometimes you need to re-read it a couple times.
Even if the book was my first poetry and major drug story, I liked it a lot, even if as an introduction, it was pretty intense.
May 7, 2009 at 10:15 AM
didn't know this was in poem form. sounds interesting and just right for poetry month.
May 12, 2009 at 4:06 PM
Thanks for the review. I'm usually not that crazy about poetry, but I'm always willing to give it a second chance.
July 12, 2009 at 2:54 AM
Thanks for the review, I've been thinking of reading some books by Ellen Hopkins but was a bit apprehensive about reading a giant book in poem form. Your review has put my mind at ease so I will definitely be trying this book.