Random Family : Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx
3 journalers for this copy...
wow. captivating! follows a family through the life of poverty and drugs. hard to stomach at times for me.
this is going to NY to a fellow bxer who helped me and a friend soo much with coming up with a title for a book he was looking for. thanks again and i hope you enjoy this!!!
Got it in the mail! Thanks again greenfrog, I'll be posting again!
Journal Entry 4 by your-book-fairy from South Orange, New Jersey USA on Wednesday, September 15, 2004
This book was amazing. It was so detailed and had such a compelling narrative thread, it was hard to believe that it wasn't a novel. I got so wrapped up in this family and all their issues over the ten or so years that the book covers, which were sometimes so bad and still I'm sure the book couldn't even do it justice. I'm so glad greenfrom03 shared this with me, I can't wait to pass it on to someone else. Highly recommended.
Journal Entry 5 by your-book-fairy from South Orange, New Jersey USA on Thursday, September 23, 2004
Mailed to gill846 in Canada as part of the book relays.....
This arrived today. Does it ever look good!! Can't wait to read it!
This was one of the best books I've read in a long time. I can't imagine how the author managed to spend so much time with all the people and nonetheless produce such a journalistic, unbiased, non-judgemental book. I lent this to a co-worker but we've both changed jobs, so I'm putting it down as "travelling" since I doubt I'll see it again. (And I really wanted to re-read it... guess there's always the library!)
