Melvin Burgess has written several highly acclaimed books for young adults, including Smack. Mr. Burgess lives in Manchester, England.
Noteworthy: Won the LA Times Book Award for Young Adult Fiction
The book in one sentence: Three boys, in their quest to get laid, learn the meaning of doing it.
Who would you recommend it to: Teenage, hormone-laden boys. But only if they’re the deep-thinking kind.
OK bits: The sexy bits. Only okay because it’s not explicit. Well, it is a book for teenagers (who probably did far more than what the characters did, but political correctness and all that), not erotica! 
Boring bits: The drama that baffles both the boys and myself.
Verdict: I feel pretty indifferent towards. Can’t hate it, but can’t love it either. Meaning, don’t read it unless you can’t help it.
Posted by silverneurotic on August 14, 2007 at 4:09 am
So, he went from heroine addictions to sex…hm. Don’t know if that’s a step up or a step down. Have you read “Smack”?
nylusmilk: no, i haven’t. is that about your reference to heroine? is it a young adult novel? is it good? am i asking too many questions?
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Posted by Sabrina on December 22, 2008 at 11:31 am
I thought Smack was great. And I don’t read bad books unless I am required to in school.
If Doing it is nearly half as good as Smack I’d read it.
nylusmilk: haven’t read smack, but this isn’t good in my opinion. read only if you have nothing else better to read!
Posted by welsh to the core on January 28, 2009 at 5:13 pm
I love junk and doing it
eread them both – but not one after the other
read junk first its bettre or jun second because its better eather way read it
nylusmilk: right…