416 reviews for:

Fallout

Ellen Hopkins

4.05 AVERAGE


Best of the series
challenging emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wow that was sad

Definitely the best book in the Crank trilogy to me.

Still so strange how highly Ellen Hopkins reveres the fictionalized caricature of herself. I appreciated the change of POV to acknowledge the harmful threads that spool from addiction, but they were just kind of one-note, cliched and bland. I'm still glad I read the series again, but this one takes a noticeable dip in quality.
challenging dark emotional fast-paced

I read this book without reading the two before it, and it was interesting to read from the children's perspective of how this affected their lives. Even if you, too, have not read the others, you'd still be able to understand what is going on since this takes place years later. I highly recommend it for anyone who has not had an easy life and for those who would like to learn more about how things can be under different circumstances.

I didn't really enjoy Fallout as much as Crank and Glass. I do think it was interesting to see the different childrens' perspectives and the aftermath of Kristina's dance with the monster. However, the stories started sounding very similar to me. So much so that I found myself getting confused between Autumn and Summer's storylines. Still a good read and a good end to the trilogy.
dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated