Mark Sullivan wrote: I've seen Smack in the bookstore and
thought about picking it up, since I'm fascinated by books
about junkies. Did she like it?
***************** Hi Mark,
I'm Amber Robison (Michael Robison's
daughter). Let me start by saying that it was a very good
book. I know they say, "Never judge a book by its cover", but
i do. This book cover caught my eye.
It is about 2 teenage runaways,
Tar and Gemma, and their fall when they experiment with
heroin. I think the setting is in England. They mentioned a
place called Bristol and words like quid, punter, and
squatting. Tar and Gemma move in with strangers who are
junkies, Rob and Lily. This is where the experiment with
heroin begins. Not after to long they are addicted.
This book shows you just how much
heroin can bring
ou down, how dramatically it changes your life. Here's
some quotes from the book:
"Dealings ok, it's a buisness. You go
round and visit your friends, buy a little, sale a little,
take a little. We usually have enough money left over to get
food and stuff, so we don't have so much shoplifting to
do."
-Tar
"Live fast, die young, before you get
any older."
-
Lily
"Everyone thinks they're stronger
than heroin. That's how it makes you feel. But they'll be
deaths."
-
Vonny
"How good of a mother can you be whne
your on smack? And jacking up while your breast feeding. I've
seen her. All the veins in her arms and behind her knees have
gone where she's poked the needle around so much, so she
injects it into the veins inbetween her breasts. I've seen
her with the baby poking about to find a vein."
I think the reason why i loved
this book so much is because, it's a smack in the face. It
really does leave a mark. It shows you what the real world is
like, it doesn't lie. Earlier in the year I had to write a
persuasive essay in my English class about this book. I saw
my english teacher the other day in the library checking it
out!!!! If you need any other info feel free to click reply
to this e-mail.
Amber
Bianca Robison
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