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kenderwolf 's review for:
Crank
by Ellen Hopkins
When this first arrived I was a little daunted by the thickness, but since it is in verse it isn't as long as it seems. I liked the format a lot, especially the physical layout of some of the poems/chapters. I think the verse format gives it more power; it takes away all the extra bits and you get just the heart of the matter. The content of the book is strong as well. Having known several people involved with crank (or simply "meth", as I've always heard it called) and seen what it can do, this really hit home. Meth is a very popular drug out here in Phoenix (as it was in Las Vegas) and, whie on the ambulance, I saw first-hand the long-term effects of it. Sad. And scary. This book captures it well. I'm definitely now interested in more of Hopkins work.