Journal Entry 1 by Katisha50 from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Friday, April 28, 2006

Received from a fellow Freecycler.

"Examining the complexities of the problems of Black youths from an insider's perspective, an African-American journalist recalls his troubled childhood, his rehabilitation while in prison, and his successful career."

 

Journal Entry 2 by Katisha50 from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Saturday, June 10, 2006

Reserved for LyzzyBee. 

Journal Entry 3 by LyzzyBee from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Thursday, June 15, 2006

Kindly put by for me by Katisha50 out of her enormous book hauls. Not quite sure when I'll get to these, but I'll do my best... 

Journal Entry 4 by LyzzyBee from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 19, 2006

This was an amazing book. It charts the life of McCall through his very troubled younger years, a spell in prison and trying to make something of himself afterwards. Some of the scenes of rape, drug taking and violence are very explicit, but never gratuitous - I really do think he needs to show this, his reactions to it at the time, and his reactions to it later, in order to help the reader understand his interior life, positions and values.

I'm not quite able to let go of this one, so I'm going to save it up and offer it in the next slew of rings. 

Journal Entry 5 by LyzzyBee from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Sunday, October 08, 2006

Journal Entry 6 by LyzzyBee from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Saturday, October 14, 2006

This one's ready to go! PM'd lmjsmum for the first address. 

Journal Entry 7 by LyzzyBee at Sent to another BookCrosser in Controlled Release, --by post or by hand (ie ring, ray, RABCK, trade) -- Controlled Releases on Monday, October 16, 2006

Released 5 yrs ago (10/17/2006 UTC) at Sent to another BookCrosser in Controlled Release, --by post or by hand (ie ring, ray, RABCK, trade) -- Controlled Releases

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Posting to lmjsmom on Tuesday. 

Journal Entry 8 by lmjsmum from Oswestry, Shropshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Recieved today from Lyzzybee with thanks. Looking forward to getting stuck in and sending it on to continue its journey. 

Journal Entry 9 by lmjsmum at mailed to the next participant in Bookray, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, January 04, 2007

Released 5 yrs ago (1/2/2007 UTC) at mailed to the next participant in Bookray, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases

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Sorry that i didn't get chance to read all the book, thought it only fair to snd it on its journey for someone else to enjoy. 

Journal Entry 10 by Iojima from Nyons, Rhône-Alpes France on Monday, January 08, 2007

Arrived safely and I am looking forward to reading it. 

Journal Entry 11 by Iojima from Nyons, Rhône-Alpes France on Monday, January 22, 2007

His childhood seems one of relentless misery, starting with parents who called him "Nigger" when he misbehaved, a grandmother who held up white children as role models, school-mates whose status-game was the put-down, with apparently no one teaching them good behaviour toward others. Whatever love and discipline were in his working-class home -- and it appears to have been a good home -- get only a passing mention. He's gone straight, he writes well, his anger still defines him. I don't know how to rate this. It gives you some insight into mindset of angry, young black men, but it is so self-centred that it's hard to believe anyone can learn anything constructive from it.
Off to rumble-bee. 

Journal Entry 12 by rumble-bee from Velbert, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Sunday, February 04, 2007

Merci, Iojima! The book arrived savely last week-end.
I'm a little surprised; I thought it would be shorter.
Well, I'll see what I can do to fit it in in the time required. 

Journal Entry 13 by LyzzyBee from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Sunday, August 26, 2007

FAO Rumble-bee - I have tried to PM you twice about this book but have had no reply. Either you didn't receive my PM's or I didn't receive your replies. Please update on the status of this book, which has been in your possession since February - has it been read and passed along? Please post a Journal Entry here and / or email me at the address on my profile, liz_broomfield@yahoo.com

Thank you