Pros & Cons
Pros
Claude brown's harlem of the 40s, 50s, and 60s is a very good book describing growing up as a black man in harlem.
Manchild" is an inspirational story that overcomes despair in its power to shape memory and find meaning in a difficult life. Brown roamed and interacted with people who thought and acted like him, the descriptions are spot on. Sonny" is the main char... Read More
Sonny is the son of a former * and a former * addict. He grew up in a juvenile home. His son, who is now 13, is the same age as sonny.
Cons
Part of my dislike for the book and all the characters is that i am not smypathetic (sp) towards self destructive people.
Highlights
Quality
The quality was even better than i expected!
I am very pleased with this product, the delivery was prompt and the product was just as advertised.
I watch the tear gas filled streets of ferguson missouri drenched with the exasperating futile emotions of the 2014 black youth... Read More
Perhaps some won't agree with the comparison, but it is like an inner city catcher in the rye.
Shipping
As for shipping, as always it came unbelievably fast.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As someone who actually grew up in east harlem and spent much time on the same streets that mr
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I read the review from the person who was mad about the characterizations of the women in the book
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This is part of the problem now people trying to water down and discount others experiences
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
And it was just a few blocks north of me
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I guess i have read this book about 5 times
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Didn’t actually pick this book up and it was returned
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Claude browns harlem of the 40s 50s and 60s is a more apt description of how things were going down