Junk [Paperback]

Melvin Burgess (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist (June 1, 2001)
• ASIN: B001HSITP2
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Junk is smack, April 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Junk (Hardcover)

When i bought smack i could not put it down. then i was told that junk was the sequel to smack. so i bought that and it is the same book. i was mad. so don't be folled because the athour re-named the book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Negative Metamorphosis, March 8, 2006

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L. Linkes "avid reader" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Junk (Paperback)

Burgess's "Smack," written a year before his short novel "Junk," is a terrific novel that captivies and evokes emotion. "Junk," however, is a poorly written screen-play version of that novel. The point of creating such a thing is beyond me. He should have stopped while he was ahead with "Smack."

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book., April 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Junk (Hardcover)

A slow start to what then became one of the most fantastic books I have ever read. The characters become your friends and you emphasise with their choices and actions. This is the first book I have ever read that has enabled me to see a reason why people use herion. The book takes you through the good and the bad times.

I for one after reading the book would never try heroin. I was shown how this drug could take away dignity, dreams and even lifes.

A brilliant book!!!