A review by paola_mobileread
Noi, i ragazzi dello zoo di Berlino. Un documento-verità sulla droga tra i giovani by Christiane Vera Felscherinow

5.0

I read this as a teenager, and I loved it: the crude, deeply troubling story of a group of teenagers through the eyes of one of them. Christiane F. is like any teenage reader, falls in love and frets over it like any teenager, but unlike most teenagers she has an expensive, devastating addiciton to deal with: life on the street is very tough and prostitution ensues, while she tries desperately to protect at least some corners of her life from teh ravages that the lifestyle of a homeless drug addict carries with it. It de-glamourises drug use and shows its tragic consequences. You can get out, but there is no illusion about the havoc it wrecks.

Highly recommended for young adults (unless too impressionable).