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guillevaldata's review against another edition
3.0
Sin duda no fue lo que me esperaba. Clean de Amy Reed nos cuenta la historia de 5 adictos de drogas en un centro de rehabilitación. Cuando vi de que se trataba el libro me entusiasme porque me parecía interesante, pero fue algo... extraño.
La historia tiene algo positivo que como está escrito, tiene narraciones de 2 personajes pero también tiene las sesiones de grupo + trabajos personales, eso lo hacía más didáctico para leerlo, y si, me pasó eso de querer siempre leer un capítulo más por esto mismo.
Pero tengo que decir que fue una decepción. No se bien como realmente funciona todo en un centro de rehabilitación pero como está mostrado en el libro es casi un chiste. Parece que la gente entra, está un tiempo y se va, no importa si no mejoraron, ya se tienen que ir, y eso me parece extraño...
Los personajes al principio se me hicieron insoportables, pero después me encariñe muchísimo. El contexto de por qué cada uno cayó en la adicción me hizo querer abrazarlos a todos y pegarles a sus padres.
Igualmente tengo que decir que hubieron cosas en cada personaje innecesarias y también súper inconclusas, sobre todo el final.
El final es lo más wtf del mundo, es como que la escritora se quizo sacar de encima todo rápido y lo hizo así nomas.
Por último, quiero remarcar esto porque me parece importarte. Por momentos me encontré con diálogos que me parecieron súper racistas o situaciones machistas. No está bien esto.
Le di 2.75 y dudo leer algo más de esta escritora.
La historia tiene algo positivo que como está escrito, tiene narraciones de 2 personajes pero también tiene las sesiones de grupo + trabajos personales, eso lo hacía más didáctico para leerlo, y si, me pasó eso de querer siempre leer un capítulo más por esto mismo.
Pero tengo que decir que fue una decepción. No se bien como realmente funciona todo en un centro de rehabilitación pero como está mostrado en el libro es casi un chiste. Parece que la gente entra, está un tiempo y se va, no importa si no mejoraron, ya se tienen que ir, y eso me parece extraño...
Los personajes al principio se me hicieron insoportables, pero después me encariñe muchísimo. El contexto de por qué cada uno cayó en la adicción me hizo querer abrazarlos a todos y pegarles a sus padres.
Igualmente tengo que decir que hubieron cosas en cada personaje innecesarias y también súper inconclusas, sobre todo el final.
El final es lo más wtf del mundo, es como que la escritora se quizo sacar de encima todo rápido y lo hizo así nomas.
Por último, quiero remarcar esto porque me parece importarte. Por momentos me encontré con diálogos que me parecieron súper racistas o situaciones machistas. No está bien esto.
Le di 2.75 y dudo leer algo más de esta escritora.
reader4evr's review against another edition
4.0
Wow, not what I was expecting. I was surprised how gritty and intense this book was.
Like I've said before I'm such a fan of multiple points of views. I really got to know Kelly and Christopher throughout the story. I wish Jason, Olivia and Eva had their "own" chapters too (wonder why the author didn't do that) but I did like how they did feature those characters with the group sessions and personal essays. The more you read the book, the more you got to know the characters. The only thing that I didn't like about the book is that it kind of ended just like that. I liked the letter from Olivia to the students still at the rehab center which kind of explained her. I wish there was a epilogue that could have really "ended" the book.
I think students that are fans of Ellen Hopkins will like this book. Even though it is not in verse, it is definitely a high interest book with the way the book is "setup".
Like I've said before I'm such a fan of multiple points of views. I really got to know Kelly and Christopher throughout the story. I wish Jason, Olivia and Eva had their "own" chapters too (wonder why the author didn't do that) but I did like how they did feature those characters with the group sessions and personal essays. The more you read the book, the more you got to know the characters. The only thing that I didn't like about the book is that it kind of ended just like that. I liked the letter from Olivia to the students still at the rehab center which kind of explained her. I wish there was a epilogue that could have really "ended" the book.
I think students that are fans of Ellen Hopkins will like this book. Even though it is not in verse, it is definitely a high interest book with the way the book is "setup".
calamityandcoffee's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
nancy163's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Drug use, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Addiction, and Eating disorder
missbookiverse's review against another edition
4.0
Lang und breit
Amy Reed hat einen Schreibstil ganz nach meinem Geschmack. Clean liest sich wie eine Box voll loser Zettel. In dieser Box befinden sich fünf Protagonisten, von denen zwei relativ abwechselnd vom Geschehen aus ihrer Perspektive erzählen. Dazwischen gibt es Gruppentherapiegespräche, die sich wie ein Dialogdrehbuch lesen und Essayantworten (natürlich zum Thema Drogen), die in abwechselnden Bruchstücken von allen fünf Protagonisten beantwortet werden.
Zugegeben, das klingt jetzt leicht verwirrend, war es aber gar nicht. Ich konnte die drei Mädchen und zwei Jungen schnell auseinander halten, da sie sich nicht nur charakterlich sondern auch in ihrem Schreibstil unterscheiden (Eva verfasst zum Beispiel all ihre Essay-Antworten in einer sehr poetischen Sie-Perspektive). Außerdem steht ja über jedem Absatz oder Kapitel groß der Name der erzählenden Person.
Ich fand alle fünf Protagonisten interessant. Ich habe gern mehr über ihre Hintergründe erfahren, wie sie in die Drogensucht abgerutscht sind und wie das ihr Leben verändert hat. Jeder bringt seine ganz eigene Geschichte mit. Auch wie sie sich während der Therapie entwickeln, habe ich gern mit angesehen.
Das Buch ist sehr kurz (knapp 300 Seiten mit viel Weißraum), hat es aber trotzdem geschafft mich mitzureißen und in die Charaktere hineinzuversetzen.
Der Ausgang des Buches hat mich ein bisschen enttäuscht. Ich verrate keine Details, aber wer sich null spoilern lassen will, sollte jetzt mal fest die Augen zukneifen.
Kurz und knapp
Ein Buch, das durch seinen kreativen Schreibstil Abwechslung bietet. Das Thema Drogen und Entzugsanstalt ist interessant aufgearbeitet und bietet einen tollen Einblick. Kelly, Eva, Jason, Christopher und Olivia sind ganz normale, sehr verschiedene Teenager, die ihre Probleme nicht anders bewältigen konnten und die ich gern kennen gelernt habe.
Amy Reed hat einen Schreibstil ganz nach meinem Geschmack. Clean liest sich wie eine Box voll loser Zettel. In dieser Box befinden sich fünf Protagonisten, von denen zwei relativ abwechselnd vom Geschehen aus ihrer Perspektive erzählen. Dazwischen gibt es Gruppentherapiegespräche, die sich wie ein Dialogdrehbuch lesen und Essayantworten (natürlich zum Thema Drogen), die in abwechselnden Bruchstücken von allen fünf Protagonisten beantwortet werden.
Zugegeben, das klingt jetzt leicht verwirrend, war es aber gar nicht. Ich konnte die drei Mädchen und zwei Jungen schnell auseinander halten, da sie sich nicht nur charakterlich sondern auch in ihrem Schreibstil unterscheiden (Eva verfasst zum Beispiel all ihre Essay-Antworten in einer sehr poetischen Sie-Perspektive). Außerdem steht ja über jedem Absatz oder Kapitel groß der Name der erzählenden Person.
Ich fand alle fünf Protagonisten interessant. Ich habe gern mehr über ihre Hintergründe erfahren, wie sie in die Drogensucht abgerutscht sind und wie das ihr Leben verändert hat. Jeder bringt seine ganz eigene Geschichte mit. Auch wie sie sich während der Therapie entwickeln, habe ich gern mit angesehen.
Das Buch ist sehr kurz (knapp 300 Seiten mit viel Weißraum), hat es aber trotzdem geschafft mich mitzureißen und in die Charaktere hineinzuversetzen.
Der Ausgang des Buches hat mich ein bisschen enttäuscht. Ich verrate keine Details, aber wer sich null spoilern lassen will, sollte jetzt mal fest die Augen zukneifen.
Spoiler
Für alle gibt es nämlich einen harmonischen Ausklang. Es hat zwar nicht jeder ein perfektes Leben vor sich, aber insgesamt haben sich alle fünf Protagonisten entwickelt und wollen nun gegen ihre Sucht ankämpfen. Die Chancen stehen sogar für jeden ziemlich gut. Das kann man natürlich darauf schieben, dass sie „rich white kids“ sind, so wie es im Roman selbst auch angesprochen wird, aber dass fünf abhängige Teenager allesamt mit der gleichen positiven Stimmung aus einem Klinikaufenthalt gehen, halte ich für unrealistisch.Kurz und knapp
Ein Buch, das durch seinen kreativen Schreibstil Abwechslung bietet. Das Thema Drogen und Entzugsanstalt ist interessant aufgearbeitet und bietet einen tollen Einblick. Kelly, Eva, Jason, Christopher und Olivia sind ganz normale, sehr verschiedene Teenager, die ihre Probleme nicht anders bewältigen konnten und die ich gern kennen gelernt habe.
cathiedalziel's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars.
Very nicely done novel about 5 teenagers in a rehab clinic dealing with addiction issues and their lives and fears and family dynamics.
Working and being associated in the addictions field for many years, this book pretty well tells it like it is. No sugar coating and no over the top exaggerated "look how bad I am" stories. In fact all of the main characters don't think they are that bad, which is a primary symptom of any addiction issue (alcoholism, drug addiction, eating disorders, sexual addictions, gambling, etc.).
This novel deals with how the main characters feel as they go through rehab; their views on having to attend AA meetings, their counsellors, their co-residents, their feelings about being in rehab, their family and social relationships, the reasons they each started drinking, or taking street drugs, or using prescription drugs, etc.
This is definitely a better than average look at what young addicts experience when trying to change their lifestyles. Nicely done with no sensationlism. It's about time.
Very nicely done novel about 5 teenagers in a rehab clinic dealing with addiction issues and their lives and fears and family dynamics.
Working and being associated in the addictions field for many years, this book pretty well tells it like it is. No sugar coating and no over the top exaggerated "look how bad I am" stories. In fact all of the main characters don't think they are that bad, which is a primary symptom of any addiction issue (alcoholism, drug addiction, eating disorders, sexual addictions, gambling, etc.).
This novel deals with how the main characters feel as they go through rehab; their views on having to attend AA meetings, their counsellors, their co-residents, their feelings about being in rehab, their family and social relationships, the reasons they each started drinking, or taking street drugs, or using prescription drugs, etc.
This is definitely a better than average look at what young addicts experience when trying to change their lifestyles. Nicely done with no sensationlism. It's about time.
amcgue12's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
patke's review against another edition
3.0
Full review on Sniff Books, Not Drugs: http://tinyurl.com/3w2wsmm
To Sum It Up
An intense, powerful, raw, heart-wrenching story of unique teens in unique situations and circumstances. This book will create a whole hot mess of inner turmoil before patching you up and leaving a smile on your face :)
THANK YOU GALLEY GRAB! <3
To Sum It Up
An intense, powerful, raw, heart-wrenching story of unique teens in unique situations and circumstances. This book will create a whole hot mess of inner turmoil before patching you up and leaving a smile on your face :)
THANK YOU GALLEY GRAB! <3
mellabella's review against another edition
4.0
I was surprised by Clean. Told from 5 different viewpoints from 5 very different teens in rehab. It was very realistically written. The teens are all grappling with their own serious issues, while forging friendships. There is Chris. He has a morbidly obese, super religious mother. He might also be gay. I say might because the person that he got his drugs from (not a friend. Someone he used to play with when they were kids and now... Pretends he doesn't exist. Until he visits him, of course) kind of forced him to do things at first. Chris doesn't have very high self esteem or, confidence. There's Kelly. Pretty, with younger sisters that are sick. Kelly is promiscuous. That is the result of being raped at 13 by an older neighborhood boy who took advantage of her. There's Eva. Her mother died. She found new friends and turned to drugs. All the while blaming her father for what she thinks of as deserting her after her mothers death. Jason is constantly verbally and physically abused by his military father. While he was drunk, his three year old sister fell down stairs and is now brain damaged. Then finally Olivia. Perfect, overachieving family that she feels she is not a part of. I was surprised by Clean I really liked it. I was almost sad it ended. But, not with a happy, tidy bow.
sleepygirlreads_'s review against another edition
4.0
This book made me think. I like books like that! :D
I like how this book takes quite a few different family situations and shows how easily teens can turn towards drugs and alcohol. I also like how you could relate to at least what one character was going through at home. The way the book was set up was different, but really awesome, no chapters, just a jumble of stuff. How Amy Reed adds "Personal essays" (where there is A LOT of character developpment) you really feel like you are really getting to know these characters, like they are your friends.
I found nothing wrong with this book, the only reason it doesn't get 5 stars is because it didn't wow me as much as I thought it would. But, it was still really good.
I like how this book takes quite a few different family situations and shows how easily teens can turn towards drugs and alcohol. I also like how you could relate to at least what one character was going through at home. The way the book was set up was different, but really awesome, no chapters, just a jumble of stuff. How Amy Reed adds "Personal essays" (where there is A LOT of character developpment) you really feel like you are really getting to know these characters, like they are your friends.
I found nothing wrong with this book, the only reason it doesn't get 5 stars is because it didn't wow me as much as I thought it would. But, it was still really good.