'Junk' by Melvin Burgess


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By Sam on Saturday, August 22, 1998 - 04:33 pm:

Has anyone read this book? If not I suggest you do. It's amazingly well written. You go from loving characters to hating them to liking them again. It's really powerful, and quite shocking the things you can be so naive about and get into at such an early age. I really liked Tar at the beginning, he was so artistic and so sweet! I hated Gemma at more points than I hated Tar but by the end I realised she just didn't think about what she was getting into, and I felt sorry for her. I felt really sorry for Lily and Rob's baby too. It must have been full of junk before it was even born.
M y favourite character, though, has to Richard. He is so interesting, and was the responsible for one of the funniest events - the stick up, when they glue the bank locks up!
What does anyone else think?


By Liz on Sunday, August 23, 1998 - 02:47 pm:

I loved this book. It is so powerfull, I couldn't put it down! It makes you really think about what drugs can do to you, how they can mess up your life, and how you can fight them.
This book is phat!


By Smurfette on Saturday, August 29, 1998 - 03:06 pm:

"Junk" is one of my all-time favourite books. It is emotional without being soppy, and teaches you about drugs without preaching. I also like the way it is written, changing the p.o.v. from chapter to chapter.

Love from Smurfette xxx


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