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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 212 reviews)
Sales Rank: 163903
Category: Book
Author: Melvin Burgess
Publisher: HarperTeen
Studio: HarperTeen
Manufacturer: HarperTeen
Label: HarperTeen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Later Printing
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 293
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0380732238
EAN: 9780380732234
ASIN: 0380732238
Publication Date: May 1, 1999
Release Date: May 1, 1999
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 smack May 12, 2004
Smack, not just herion, its what this book does as you read it. It forces you to open your eyes to the world, and see it for what it really is. This is the story of Tar and Gemma, and their decent into the underworld of drugs. then the struggle to get clean and break the hold of herion.
As the book goes on, the viewpoint changes between the characters, often seeing the same event from many different eyes. This is interesting becuse it gives the reader a chance to be in the mind of an addict. Although i liked the book it did have a drawback. As the viewpoint chages allot of confusion is created on whats happeneing and if its past or present. This book shows how quickly drugs can ruin your life. If you have any intrest in drugs or recovery, this book is for you. But otherwise the odd viewpoint makes this great story end up being just an average book
 A disapointed person!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May 11, 2004
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book takes place in England. Gemma, and Tar run away together. They find a place to live, food to eat, and they make friends. Out in the open streets, they get into a lot of trouble with the law. Tar and Gemma met new people, and they get into drugs, like heroin. Then there life goes down the drain. I wanted to know why it took the author so long to get into the parts where Tar, Gemma, Lily, and everybody starts to do heroin. I didn't like this book at all. It made me want to throw it in the trash.
Smack May 11, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Taken place in London, two young pre-teens are planning to run away. Away from their hurt and neglect. Tar and Gemma run away together, Tar being the one with the real problems to run from. Throughout their journey together they learn more about each other and themselves. on therir advanture they meet some people, and start doing heroine(smack). I honistly didn't like this book. It just dragged on and on and on, i was about to hit my breaking point. I never thought i could be so sick of one book in my life. And, don't get me wrong i love to read, but this book almost made me want to stop reading for the rest of my life. So, if you're an insomniac i highly suggest this book for you.
 Shock therapy for "heroin chic" May 9, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Burgess's novel is an alarming wakeup call about heroin use. Tar and Gemma beign their lives away from their families on a downward tragectory of petty theft and panhandling, which give way to prostitution to fund the drug use of not only themselves, but their friends Lily and Rob. Nothing can stop these kids from shooting up, including Lily's pregnancy. Their inevitable come-downs form the drug are matched only by the complete collapse of their lives by the end of the book.As a budding librarian, I would recommend this book to teen readers who glamorize heroin use and need to hear the voices of young addicts to rethink the love affair with street life and drug use.
not just a book about addiction March 16, 2004
When u start this book your automatic reaction is that this book was writin by a drug conciler and that its got to be bad but then u start seeing how you can connect yourself to the different characters in the book. This book is about two young 14 year olds who run away from home and all the trouble they face. each chapter of the book is writin by a different character so u can see all the different points of view. Smack is about herion and how addictive it is and it shows how it mess's up everything in your life. i would reccomend this book to any who likes books about teenagers or problems.
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