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Young Adult · 2008 · R

Glass

by Ellen Hopkins

She thought she was done with it. Crystal meth doesn't care what you thought.

Crank. Glass. Ice. Crystal. Whatever you call it, it's all the same: a monster. And once it's got hold of you, this monster will never let you go. Kristina thinks she can control the urge, the addiction, the monster trying to drag her down. Now with a baby to care for, she's determined to be the one deciding when and how much, the one calling the shots. But the monster is too strong, and before she knows it, Kristina is back in its grips. She needs the monster to keep going, to face the pressures of day-to-day life. She needs it to feel alive. Once again the monster takes over Kristina's life

For17+GenreYoung AdultLength681 pagesRead time~7 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Some

Violence is present but subordinate to the addiction spiral; domestic dangers and criminal environment

Language

A lot

Significant profanity throughout — Hopkins's verse form uses language as characterization

Sexual Content

A lot

Sexual content including exploitation and assault in the addiction context

Substance Use

Very heavy

Crystal meth addiction is the entire subject of the novel — depicted with full graphic honesty

Emotional Intensity

Very heavy

Extreme psychological content: the complete psychological disintegration caused by addiction, child neglect, and the hopelessness of dependency

What this book is about

Kristina Snow — introduced in Crank — has a baby after her assault, believes she's left methamphetamine behind, and relapses. Ellen Hopkins's devastating verse novel follows Kristina's descent in the stark, fractured poetic form that made Crank a landmark of YA literature. Glass does not soften what addiction does: the self-destruction is complete, the consequences are real, and Hopkins's unflinching portrayal has helped many readers understand addiction in ways that conventional fiction cannot.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Crystal meth addiction depicted with full graphic detail throughout

Child neglect and endangerment as the protagonist deteriorates

Extreme psychological deterioration — honest and devastating

Sexual exploitation in the addiction context

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