Timothy J. Nelson

In fairness I didn't finish the book. I was hoping for something along the lines of [b:Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx|385255|Random Family Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx|Adrian Nicole LeBlanc|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1396101172s/385255.jpg|909535] or [b:There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America|19822117|There Are No Children Here The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America|Alex Kotlowitz|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1387778248s/19822117.jpg|27840328]. The book is very well researched and offers insight into the lives of a population that tends to get blamed for a lot of problems regardless of what the truth is. That said instead of focusing on say a small handful of men and really offering a full picture of each of them which might have offered a greater opportunity for compelling story telling, this is made up of details about dozens of men whose stories have so much in common that it comes off as redundant and it's difficult to keep track of who's who.

… (plus d'informations)

In fairness I didn't finish the book. I was hoping for something along the lines of [b:Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx|385255|Random Family Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx|Adrian Nicole LeBlanc|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1396101172s/385255.jpg|909535] or [b:There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America|19822117|There Are No Children Here The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America|Alex Kotlowitz|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1387778248s/19822117.jpg|27840328]. The book is very well researched and offers insight into the lives of a population that tends to get blamed for a lot of problems regardless of what the truth is. That said instead of focusing on say a small handful of men and really offering a full picture of each of them which might have offered a greater opportunity for compelling story telling, this is made up of details about dozens of men whose stories have so much in common that it comes off as redundant and it's difficult to keep track of who's who.

… (plus d'informations)

In fairness I didn't finish the book. I was hoping for something along the lines of [b:Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx|385255|Random Family Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx|Adrian Nicole LeBlanc|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1396101172s/385255.jpg|909535] or [b:There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America|19822117|There Are No Children Here The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America|Alex Kotlowitz|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1387778248s/19822117.jpg|27840328]. The book is very well researched and offers insight into the lives of a population that tends to get blamed for a lot of problems regardless of what the truth is. That said instead of focusing on say a small handful of men and really offering a full picture of each of them which might have offered a greater opportunity for compelling story telling, this is made up of details about dozens of men whose stories have so much in common that it comes off as redundant and it's difficult to keep track of who's who.

… (plus d'informations)