Glass (The Crank Trilogy)

Ellen Hopkins is one of my favorite authors. She writes books with troubling topics, but they are very insightful on the struggles different people go through.The crank series consists of 3 books.CrankGlass& Fallout.This series follows a young girl who is dealing with addiction, and many other challenges.The story is loosely based off of the real addictions of the authors daughter.Hopkins books are beautifully written in a verse format. They are easy reads, but deep and powerful.I read these books as a young teenager, and they were very eye opening to some topics that I didn’t know much about, however I understood them much better as a young adult.I highly recommend them to everyone.

Every have a book that you really enjoyed but had a hard time figuring out why? Glass was like that for me at first. As I continued to read, I kept rolling my eyes at the main character Kristina as she continues to destroy her life. I despise her mother and step father for being in denial as long as they were. I do not care for her friends when they can just abandon her as quickly as change their shirt. What makes the story even more tragic is how she gives up her own baby for the meth. You would think that would motivate her to do better and be better. If anything, she uses the baby as an excuse. The meth helps her lose the baby fat because she does not eat, and it helps her escape the stress of being a mother. So why do I like this story so much if I find the characters so despicable? Well, first off it is a very compelling story. I am willing to admit that I started to feel sorry for Kristina as her world came crashing down. She lost ties with all her family because of her own choices but when I saw how it was affecting her I still hoped for something good to happen, but it never did. What really enthralls me is Hopkins' style. I love reading this story in prose. She even gets more creative in this one by meshing up her prose into different shapes reflecting the situation she is telling. These books are deceptively short yet a lot more happens than most stories. I would definitely recommend continuing this series if you enjoyed Crank. It is a terrifying yet awe-inspiring tale of what continues to happen with meth addicts and the continuing dangers of addiction. If Crank and Glass do not give you pause about drug use, nothing will.

I have had this book in my wish list for a while and on a whim I decided to get it. It did not disappoint. It continued the story started in Ellen Hopkins' Crank. I really enjoy her style of writing, not only form but shape as well. Just about every page has words in some wacky arrangement, and in some pages you will find a "hidden" passage. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone, although I would advise you to read Crank first and keep Urban Dictionary handy if you are unfamiliar with terms related to drugs, specifically meth (I lived a very sheltered life so I was looking up words from the book quite frequently.)Conclusion: Loved the book, same style and characters from the first book, Crank, had to look up some words b/c I'm not familiar with slang words for drugs.

Love this trilogy! I do wish they kept the original covers.. but I do understand how it could be a little controversial. I first read them when I was in high school, let someone borrow them and never returned. I have never been one that liked to read, but when I found this was written in poetry form, it caught my attention. Makes it easy to read but also makes you think. Definitely a must read!

Ellen Hopkins is fast becoming a favorite author for me. Even though I don't normally like novels told in verse, I do really enjoy hers. After reading Crank, I had to pick up Glass right away and find out what came next for Kristina in her fight against the 'monster' (crank - crystal meth). I've been completely taken by Kristina's life and struggles with her drug addiction. At times I am horrified by her behavior but you have to stop and think it's the drug causing her actions. It's such a highly addictive drug and lifestyle once you've been sucked into it.Kristina has been doing pretty good where the crank is concerned. She's trying to take care of her son Hunter while living at home with her mother and working at the local 7-11. The only thing is she's feeling pretty unattractive after having the baby and she thinks, what can it hurt? Just a little here and there will help her lose weight and give her more energy to care for her son. This time though things fall into place much easier for Kristina. She finds it much easier to get the drugs and a better quality drug at that. In no time at all she is completely immersed in the 'life' again with no regard for her life and more importantly for her son's life.While Kristina has been assuming that nobody knows she's back on the crank, she is surprised to find out that her mom and Scott knew all along. At one point Kristina puts her son Hunter in danger and her mother finally blows up. She tells Kristina to go and get her life together; that she can't have Hunter until she is capable of properly caring for a baby. So Kristina leaves vowing she'll get herself together and get her son back one day.She ends up living with the cousin of her latest boyfriend and life turns into one continuous loop of drugs and sex. She knows she's heading down a bad path but she hasn't the power to stop it and just lives day to day - hit to hit. Selling drugs seems to be the best and easiest way to survive but that never leads to a good end. This installment leaves us knowing that there is more to come and that's what we get with Fallout, which is available now.As with Crank, Glass drags us full tilt into the world of a drug addict with first class seats. You can feel the hopelessness in the pages of Kristina's life. I found Glass even more disturbing than Crank except for being relieved that her son was being taken care of. The life Kristina is living is horrific. There is no care for anything that we, as human beings, normally care about like a clean place to sleep, a job, food and proper care for our kids. She doesn't care (the drug doesn't let her/can't let her) - she only cares about getting her drugs. Such is the life of a drug addict.I already have Fallout and plan on reading it as soon as I can. I'm definitely anxious to find out how it will all end for Kristina. Will she get off the drugs? Will she get her son back? Will she rebuild her life? Or will she just sink deeper into the life of drugs?Again, I think these are good books for teens to read but I would still recommend a parent reading them first. Not all parents are appreciative of the blunt directness with which Ellen Hopkins writes. As an adult, I was shocked by some of it but then again this is not a life I'm in any way familiar with. Glass by Ellen Hopkins is another great novel well worth reading.

Bought all her books as a graduation gift daughter was speechless and loved it!

This book was used, for like $7! Came in perfect shape!! And originally wasn’t supposed to arrive until after Christmas (which I was fine with since it was so cheap and knowing it’s Christmas time) but it was here within days and I couldn’t be happier!

Quick delivery and was in perfect condition. It came in a plastic wrapping. To me that shows that extra care went into safekeeping the quality and condition of the book.

Great book. Highly recommended.

i love this book and the entire series. great price. ellen hopkins is an amazing writer and it was affordable for me to purchase all her books at once in harcover form.

Great, great, great, great. Must buy.

this book is from the same person and like the other 2 tilt and perfect and was also a request frommy 11 year old neice im sure she going to have a good time reading these books