A review by portalley
Hole in My Life by Jack Gantos

3.0

Hole in My Life is the memoir of Jack Gantos and the summer he smuggled drugs into the country and was arrested for it. While some people might think that giving a book like this to teens--give teenagers a book about breaking the law? About jail? Heavens, no--I think an older/mature teenager could handle the content in it. Some of the book is kind of rough--there are mentions of prison life and gang rape--but it's also honest. It shows the consequences Gantos faced for making a stupid mistake. I know some people felt that Gantos appears unthoughtful and unremoseful for his actions, but I didn't get that impression. If anything, this book felt a bit like a cautionary tale to think things through before you get involved in a get-rich-quick-scheme.