Junk

Junk

by: Melvin Burgess

Tar loves Gemma, but Gemma doesn't want to be tied down--not to anyone or anything. Gemma wants to fly. But no one can fly forever. One day, somehow, finally, you have to come down.

Annotation

Tells, in the voices of many individuals, of two fourteen-year-old runaways in Bristol, England, who find a home with anarchists and get involved in vandalism, shoplifting, and prostitution to support their growing addiction to heroin.

My rating *****

Amazing story told by many voices, many different perspectives of life. This is a novel about a group of teenagers who fall into a heroin addiction and and who embrace anarchism.

Very vivid picture is painted in front of your eyes while you are reading it. This is a definite eye opener.

The story mainly focuses on life's of two kids, David and his girlfriend Gemma. It correctly depicts the transition from 'soft' drugs, such as marijuana, to the eventual usage and subsequent addiction to heroin, which leads to prostitution, shop lifting and violence.

I think this is a very good book for all teenagers out there who wonder how is it to be a runaway and who are thinking about trying drugs. Also, for everybody else. I believe that anybody can find a character in this novel that they can relate to.

I give this book five stars not only for the storyline, but also for the way it's written. One of my favourites.