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Do you really believe that a person with a split personality, a rather unusual and typically incurable mental disorder, is typical? Even if she never used any drugs, how was she going to deal with the fact that she lived a repressed life as one person, while wanting to be a totally different person? I am not sure that her example is all that useful to people who are well integrated, and only have one person inside. Its easy to lay all the fault at the feet of some monster. But it seems like the monster was her. It leaves me wondering what will happen even without drugs when she wants to be more like Bree again.

I when i read this book it changed the way i look at life. you can tell that she had a hard life and you can feel her pain when you read it. and that the only thing that she could turn to when she got in trouble was drugs. then she was hooked to it, she liked the way it felt and how she could be free. Until she did so much stupid stuff with it she got pregant. and now she has to quit because she was pregant and has to taste a bit of the real world.

Nice review. Though I certainly do not agree with some of what you said. For example, "... the mistakes you must make when growing up." Not necessarily. Some teenagers turn out to be quite... prudent, let's say, during those turbulent years. Don't you think? But,it is, stadistically speaking, a right thing to say. For most teens turn out to be troublemakers and it's not exactly their fault. And, by the way, I'm not trolling, even though it is a minor thing you said. Just pointing out for those harmless teenagers out there standing up for themselves, not turning in to drugs or etc, being the outcasts wherever they go. Someone must speak up for this minority. Hah. But in general, I think this book was pretty accurate about the hard teen years. Every single parent should read it, even though they might still not have a teen under the same roof. In no time they will & they must be ready to be stronger than their son/daughter so they can step confidently into those confusing dog years. Bravo!

So very true! It really rubs me the wrong way when people refer to all teens as troubled. Most teens live a drug free life. There are obviously those who do drugs, drink, and smoke. But most of them don't.

I completely disagree. I just finished this book. I am an adult who has never touched a drug in my life, never wondered what it would feel like, never said yes to anyone who offered. I seen first hand what meth does to people. If I was younger and perhaps more vulnerable, this book may have steered me to try meth. reading this book, as I stated in my review, was like reading fifty shades and getting horny... it was the exact same feeling. I was Kristina / Bree and I longed for what she longed for. I am not saying I'm gonna go try the stuff but had I read this maybe 10-15 years ago... I just might have.

After finishing the book I definitely won't do meth or any drug(not that I ever thought to try). This book shows just how deep you can go into a bad place after being expose to a drug even once. After the first time Kristina wa definitely hooked and was craving it even after she left her dad. I also agree with Malori's statement above. The book makes it seem like doing the drugs just lifts a weight off your chest and gets rid of all your problems. It gave a more positive light on doing meth because it gave her a good feeling.

I've never read this book but when I read it it was amazing and I thought it would be a bad book but it's not a bad book

This definitely didn't make me want to try meth, neither has meeting tweakers.

Mari, she didnt have a true split personality. It was a "metaphor". She was not the monster. The whole point of the story was exactly that METH IS a monster.

I completely agree with your ideas about the book, especially when you bring up the idea about a "little invisible demon" always being at your side. I am a teenager, right around Bree's age, and there are always temptations to try new things, and I find myself seeing that little demon as well, and each time I picture myself in Bree's shoes and all of her consequences. My favorite part of the book was when Bree finally had her baby. I thought that something was going to be wrong with the baby, but it was such a nice surprise when the baby turned out completely normal. The reason this part of the book was my favorite is that of the quote, "Being a mother is hard. A lot harder than I imagined. My baby boy is beautiful" (Hopkins 536).

I totally agree with your feelings on the book. I also see myself put into positions where bad decisions are easy to make but the reminder that "Crank" whispers is a real thing. You also made a concise and perfect summary of the book.
My favorite part of the book was the style that it was written in. The concrete poems and short pages made the book an ease to read which was really nice for a lazy reader like me.

Maybe this story is really about a bad, awful father.
Drug stories all over TV dramas and books are a dime a dozen with related dealer shootouts.
Bad fathers responsibility for teenage drug use may be a more needed and original plot.
Am I off base?

I completely agree. This book made me realize that drugs and sex aren't the safest way to go.