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Book Review of Crank (Crank, Bk 1)

Crank (Crank, Bk 1)
Crank (Crank, Bk 1)
Author: Ellen Hopkins
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Paperback
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It took me about an hour and forty-five minutes to read, the eccentric and very, very accurately adolescent prose style flies, but taken all together it feels a bit more like a long short story than a novel. Kristina/Bree's descent into addiction is gripping and feels emotionally true. It wraps up extraordinarily quickly at the end and felt a little disingenuous with what I will call the baby ex machina. It was just okay for me. It felt a little simple.