by Charles Rice-González, Charles Rice-González
Irregular, irrelevant, irrational. Ridiculous, tedious, pretentious... I can carry on like this but I won't.There were several Spanish words. And I will tell you a secret: I wasn't thrilled about this.Now let's come back to the crux of the matter: if I have to sum the story up in a few words I would...
I had high hopes! Love the gangsta slang, loved the fact that I knew every hip hop artist referred in this book, loved that I knew what labels he was wearing....BUTThe last half of the book didn't do it for me
I am not rating this book. I picked it up as YA. But putting it down, I don't know if it should be ya. Some of the scenes were not YA. Especially the first sex scene. To be honest I was not expecting that. I loved this book, but I hated it also. So leaving it unrated seems to be the only way I can a...
Well, I won't say I found this story beautiful, but I will definitely say there's beauty in it. Sixteen-year-old Chulito, for starters. He's a cutie. On the first page of the book he's described as a Latino, hip hop version of Michelangelo's David. Then the neighbourhood. Hunts Point, in the Bronx. ...
Formatting issues aside, this was a very enjoyable read. Very different from anything else in the genre. My only real niggle was some POV issues. I don't have a problem with whatever POV technique an author chooses. Third person omniscient is fine with me - but it has to be consistent. This book was...
3.5 Stars on a YA rating system~A genuine read of growing up, love, life, the drug scene, and family in the "hood." A scene of MFM and MM. A mature read.
Chulito is a hoodrat. Born and raised in the South Bronx. A beautiful 16 year old boy who grew up in the streets of his neighborhood and lives by the rules of that small world.Carlos, was Chulito's best friend while they were boys, and later when they got a little older Chulito realized that he mayb...
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