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Crank

Ellen Hopkins

3.92 AVERAGE

dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Meh. While I see merit to this book, I feel there are others that get the point across a bit better. I think that some tweens/teens will find the verse-style off-putting.
dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Heartbreaking but good. Not appropriate for middle schoolers though....

I wasn't sure if I'd like this book, as I don't usually read free verse, but I'm so glad I gave it a chance. I could barely put this book down.
emotional sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

One of my favorite books of all time. Quick read, and I love the way she writes.
dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

It's an outstanding story. A good cautionary tale. I got pulled in to wondering where the Monster would go. However, I was not a fan of the poetry style, I thought it would have been equally good in prose style. And I was also not hooked to read further in the series.