by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
85. RANDOM FAMILY, BY ADRIAN NICOLE LEBLANCRecommended by Mary. This isn’t really a review, it’s more like an explanation to her. See, I didn’t actually read this one... I tried, I really did, but nonfiction just isn’t my thing. I appreciate you recommending it, but fiction is what I really love to ...
If you want to see the grind of poverty up close, read this.
If you want to see the grind of poverty up close, read this.
As intrigued as I was by the premise, the book itself felt like a bit of a slog, and I never quite read the whole thing, more skimmed it.
Riveting portrait of a family in the Bronx ghetto where they live. The author became part of this family for 10 years, and her immersion gives this book a verisimilitude that is often lacking in less well-researched books I've read. It was a difficult read but a fascinating one.
I’ve been procrastinating on this review because it’s so hard to explain why a book is great or important. But when I come across one that is I have to share it with people.... so.This is a work of narrative nonfiction, following an extended family and their friends for about 17 years. The subjects ...
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