Crank

Ellen Hopkins

Jun 2008 · The Crank Trilogy Book 1 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

The #1 New York Times bestselling tale of addiction—the first in the Crank trilogy—from master poet Ellen Hopkins.

Life was good
before I
met
the monster.


After,
life
was great,
At
least

for a little while.

Kristina Snow is the perfect daughter: gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble.

Then, Kristina meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild, ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul—her life.

Ratings and reviews

Guys, please, please do not read these. The daughter, who is on YouTube as Cristal Thetford and is trying to get her story out, has stated multiple times that she suffered narcissistic abuse at the hands of her mother. Please go support her and HER story, not her mother's re-telling and guesses through her own perspective. When reading again as an adult, how the mother speaks so highly of herself in her books (In Triangles, you could tell she was projecting herself as Holly) was a red flag to me (hot, sexy, beautiful for her age, amazing chef), and already screamed narcissist to me. The mother takes no accountability or negatively towards herself in the book; she paints herself as an angel. PLEASE go support the real "Kristina", and listen to her own story. While I'm sure "Kristina" had her own wrongdoings, she deserves to speak her truth, and not be painted in a bad light without her consent.

This book is absolutely so realistic that I am simply amazed that her mother wrote this. I can't imagine the conversations and thoughts that went through this woman's ( and her child's ) mind, to talk about intimate times and the hell that this child went through; and the fact that she wrote it all in prose, bringing it all roundabout. Astounding!! I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It will always stand out in my mind.

The way this book was written is beautiful. Poetry, but someone's diary or journal. The situations Kristina had to face make you feel awful as you read. Getting into the mind of an addict and just hoping she overcomes it all. Great book, love most of them (I say most only because I haven't read them all yet 😄)

About the author

Ellen Hopkins is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous young adult novels, as well as the adult novels such as Triangles, Collateral, and Love Lies Beneath. She lives with her family in Carson City, Nevada, where she has founded Ventana Sierra, a nonprofit youth housing and resource initiative. Follow her on Twitter at @EllenHopkinsLit.