I was turning pages like I was on crank (which is meth, apparently). The short journal entries on each page make for lightning fast reading and surprisingly it does NOT get annoying when it turns out the entire book is told in teenage free verse poetry. Unlike Go Ask Alice, I can actually believe the journey this girl takes into drugs. I can even almost believe this is a teenager’s diary, which is a rare feat in the genre.

I picked it up and started reading and I had it finished the same day. I couldn't put it down because of how good it is. It shows that addiction can happen to anyone, even the straight-A good girls. I love it. One of my favorites.

Praise Ellen Hopkins.

I really enjoyed this book, and I liked how it showed some bad things that could happen to a person if they start doing any type of drugs, and how easy it is to become addicted, no matter what social class you're a part of. However, there were a couple things that I didn't think were completely realistic. First of all, Kristina is supposed to be a really smart, "good girl" type, none of her friends/family do drugs, and she never mentioned being curious about doing drugs, yet the first time a cute guy offers her meth (when she goes to visit her absentee father, who also does meth), she tries it. When she goes back home, she's constantly on meth, skipping and failing classes, sleeping way too much (there was a time when she slept for 20 hours staright) or not at all, loses her old friends and starts all of a sudden hanging out with different people, nearly drains her bank account buying more drugs, and never eats, yet her parents, family, and old friends somehow don't notice or say anything?! Personally, I think that's a bit unrealistic. However, I still learned a lot from this book. I love Demi Lovato, and reading this book helped me to understand why she did cocaine (meth and cocaine are pretty much the same thing, right?) - to curb her appetite (she struggled with anorexia and bulimia), keep her energized enough to keep up with her crazy busy schedule, to curb her mood disorders (depression/bipolar), etc. There was even a scene where Kristina cut her wrist and drank her own blood while she was high at a party. I also found it pretty drastic that she started smoking cigarettes (which she had never tried before), started drinking heavily, tried LSD, and lost her virginity, all immediately after she started meth. That just shows how much trying drugs just once can change you forever, and make you do things you never thought you would do. Sorry for the long review (I basically summarized the book for you!), I just had a lot to say about this book!

Another great book by Hopkins. One of my lesser favourites but still awesome. The poetry in these books are awesome, and are super understandable. The fact that this and glass was based off her daughters own stories, is something else.

Anyone planning to read this do not be fooled by the comments saying the poetry makes it a slow read. Most poetry is much more difficult to comprehend. The poetic format used here is comprehensible- there are definitely some lovely lines where the poetry really stands out, but overall, I think the format is used to give the classic story of addiction an interesting twist. Props to the author. Glass is another great book, Fallout I thought was alright, but not as good as the prior two. However, I would also recommend Identical. Aside from Crank, it is my favorite book by Ellen Hopkins,

Although the book was on my To-Read List for a while, it was kind of predictable.

This is the very first book I ever read by Ellen Hopkins, and I absolutely loved it! (as well as its sequels, Glass and Fallout). I love Ellen Hopkins style of writing, and I love every single one of her books!

i felt like i was actually experiencing the whole thing !

great book,I'm completely paranoid so after reading this i was afraid to even inhale cigarette smoke thinking that i would get addicted somehow