Chino, I mean Methland

Methland is the writing of Nick Reding. In this book Nick goes into detail about the ravages of meth or crank on small town America. Nick is making the point that meth is a wide spread epidemic in America and most people don't even know about it. He details his life exposure to meth and how he came to realize what a problem it has been here. One of the most important things about Nicks work is how much detail he goes into letting you know exactly where meth came from, who invented it, what it was used for and what it does to and how it affects the body. (More info on the ravages of Meth) The story is written about a man in a small town in Oelwein, Idaho. It could be anywhere really. The author writes a story about this mans life, all the while he is educating the reader on this horrific reality.

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I believe that Methland and the interview that accompanies it will be a great resource for writing about Winter's Bone. It will be important because a great deal of the context of Winter's Bone is relating to the world of meth. If you know nothing about it, it helps make the understanding where it came from and why it has become such a huge problem here in the United States. Methland could be the resourse used for giving some kind of explanation for why this drug is so addicting. The book will give help in understanding why peoples lives are being ruined and yet they will take their ruined lives and continue to use meth. Methland will be a useful guide in giving background on the drug that runs and ruins the lives of the characters in a Winter's Bone.


          Nick Reding. Methland: The Death and Life of An American Small Town. New York: Bloomsbury, 2009.