Gritty. realistic. The author tells it as he knows it. Shocking- the use of such strong
language, especially when it comes from the mouth of a young boy of six or seven. This is
the tale of someone who thinks it is fun to steal, play truant and fight. Personally, I
found it a rather long read- it took me 2 days to work my way through all 415 pages....
but it was worth the experience. Read "Colored People" by Gates first though.
Simply and honestly written. I wouldn't catagorize this it as one of those
Black-poor-youth-makes-it-out-the-ghetto books. It's way too deep for that. It is however
a must read, a classic. I wish somebody would have recommended it to me when I was a
teenager.
I love it its great. by the way im 13.
This book sucks! Too many characters, and no cliffnotes available. This book is hardly
a literary scholar.
This book presents an amazing journey of a young boy growing up in Harlem. Highly
recommended. A pleasure to read. Intense.
This novel is absolutely one of teh best books i ever read, because of this book
reading has became one of my fvorite things in life. i guess u can say that this book was
a motivation tool for my life
This book was very detailed and in depth. It was an eye-opener for me about how African
Americans have had to sruggle for a long time.
Inspirational and motivating. An incredable reading about one man's life; we all can
relate to at least some of his feelings of fear, anger and finally, sucess. It shows that
anyone can make it in life, one just has to try and believe.
i feel like i learned many new things about the black culture that i didnt know before.
I am a fifteen year old 9th grade student and I had read this book for an English
project. I think that this book is a great book for MATURE audiances to read only!! I
really enjoyed this book.
i loved the book.
its my best book i have read till date... this is enough,....
Claude brown offers a honest glimpse into what life was like for african americans
living in New York in the 50's. The author relates experiences that seem fictious but is
able to educate his reader on the true history of this time period.
Living in a very non-diverse place this book was a huge eye opener and I enjoyed every
minute of it. At first it was just reading a book, but then thinking that this was
actually someone's life made it much more meaningful. This is a great book and i highly
reccomend it.
Great Book!! An extreme eye-opener for any race. Living in any situation. You would
never think or would like to think about a child at the age of six-seven years old would
have to grow up in the situations that Mr. Brown (RIP) and his young friends lived in.
Brings you back to a harsh reality of unleveled playing fields for young poor African
Americans then and now. Great book for everyone, especially youth workers in low-income
areas.
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an astounding tribute to the spirit of man.
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This should be in every library in the public and private schools. Parents should read
this novel. It relates to urban life, however one will find juvenile delinquency anywhere.
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The book was phenomenal
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Brutal, beautiful, honest.
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This book is... so many things. It is more than a window to view what urban life was
like for the young black youth in the 40's and 50's. I am a young female adult who grew up
in the suburbs, yet I too have been through so much and have seen so much. And I relate to
the immense fear and confusion of what it is and what it takes to grow up and take hold of
your life. For me, this book is a timeless legacy depicting the insanity it is to just
survive. I wish I could thank Claude Brown.
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This book is... so many things. It is more than a window to view what urban life was
like for the young black youth in the 40's and 50's. I am a young female adult who grew up
in the suburbs, yet I too have been through so much and have seen so much. And I relate to
the immense fear and confusion of what it is and what it takes to grow up and take hold of
your life. For me, this book is a timeless legacy depicting the insanity it is to just
survive. I wish I could thank Claude Brown.
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I really enjoyed reading this book!!!
Thanks a bunch!!!
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very good book. also historical importance relating to places that the author mr brown
mentions in the book. alhambra theatra, apollo, rev james at community churh on 126 and
madison. these places existed and still due
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The best book ever!!!
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One of the most important memoirs of the 20th century, not ot mention a must read for
every American, black and white. I discovered it in 5th grade while attending an all white
catholic school outside Washington, DC. I just found a copy and gave it a re-read (15 yrs.
later) and it was as powerful as I remember.
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Also read richard wright's Black Boy. Hi Mom, im on the net
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A great artistic acheivement.
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This is the most inspirational book I have ever read. Claude Brown tells this story
with such truth and I feel so inspired to do better things with my life. It's never too
late. America's inner city youth should read this book.
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This is the most inspirational book I have ever read. Claude Brown tells this story
with such truth and I feel so inspired to do better things with my life. It's never too
late. America's inner city youth should read this book.
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This is one of the most inspirational books I have ever read. Claude Brown tells his
story with such truth. America's inner city youth should read this book. Make it
mandatory. It's never too late to make your dreams come true. Claude Brown is a witness.
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i really enjoyed reading your book.at the time i read it i was only 16, but when i got
older i was able to understand it more clearly.very exciting and most of all
enlightning.keep on with the keepin on.......
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i really enjoyed reading your book.at the time i read it i was only 16, but when i got
older i was able to understand it more clearly.very exciting and most of all
enlightning.keep on with the keepin on.......
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Anyone who says this book isn't anything but wonderful is simply too slow to understand
the book.
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This is an excellent book. It makes me wish Claude was alive and it was possible for me
to have a conversation with him, or just to listen to him speak. He was such an strong,
inspiring brotha. He has given me the inspiration I needed to begin writing my life story.
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Best book I ever read that I could relate my life with.
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This is an incredible book. Its length makes it look a bit intimidating but once I
began to read it, I didn't want to stop. Not even to sleep. The pages fly by and a whole
new understanding unfolds. I am 19 and until now, I was convinced that I hated reading.
Please, give this book a try before you too make that claim.
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I first read Manchild in the Promised Land about 30 years ago. I am reading it again
now. I wish Mr. Brown was still alive so I could tell him just how much I enjoy his book.
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I think the book was a very interesting book. I like the way he summed up his life
story and how he realy use all the detail of his life expereince
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This is a fasinating book that many people can relate to
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The book was enjoyable but tended to go on and on a little! Its easy to sit back and
think that our generation invented sex, drugs and crime but reading this book shows that
it has always been here!
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The book is very interesting.however there's too many character, and things going on in
a chapter, hard to remember who is who and what is what.
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awesome book. truly inspiring, suspenseful, and tragic in its brutal honesty. Claude is
an amazing person. i feel like i know him inside out. It was detailed and very
educational. i feel as if ive lived through it with him.
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- 11/19/02
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Manchild in the Promise Land is a magnificent and one of the best African American book
ever written. I would like to know more information on Claude Brown and this book. I'm
sure that Brown is now recognized as one of the best writers in African American
literature.
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- 11/21/02
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the best
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This book was an excellent insight to an african american life. it reminds me of how
hard it is growing up in a disfunctional society.
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This is my favorite book in the world. I have been readign it since I was 12-13
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This is my favorite book in the world. I have been readign it since I was 12-13
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Im a junior in high school and when I picked up this book i would have never been able
to imagine it was so vivid and wonderful. This is the kind of book I dreamt of reading but
never came across. I felt like it was just like a first real kiss, you haven't read a book
until you have read Manchild in the Promised Land.
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The book was Great! I book that everyone should read a least once.
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I have read this several times in my life time. I remember reading this book as a
youngster.. it had belonged to my mother so I had to sneak and read the book. But when
reading it as an adult I can place my self in every story .. I truly enjoyed the book
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good book
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read this book around 1969-70 one of the best I ever read-Indian Archie very exploding
character
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excellent,,I read it several years ago,and urged my children to get it asap
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I FOUND THE BOOK TO BE EXCELLENT! I Suggested to my chidren that they purchase a copy
of the book asap.
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Manchild in THE Promise Land , to me was HARLEM, EARLY HARLEM,PIMPS
HUSLERS,DRUGS,,,,,,,,,,THE AUTHOR WAS SO VIVID, SO CLEAR I WAS only 15 when I READ THE
BOOK BUT I understood perfectly
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This book is not only inspirational but it also gives us hope for the children of the
future. I read this book for a class assignment and all of us loved it. It seemed that we
could relate to it, but at the same time made us feel that not alll hope was lost.
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This book should be read by all men of color.
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i think this was a great book about the struggle in ghetto.i think we all can relate to
this book.
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Being a resident native of Harlem I can relate to every aspect of the thousands of
Claude Browns that this book tells about.Everbody should read this young and
old,black,Puerto Rican,white...
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Being a resident native of Harlem I can relate to every aspect of the thousands of
Claude Browns that this book tells about.Everbody should read this young and
old,black,Puerto Rican,white...
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Claude Brown's description of life for most young deliquents in the 1950's projected a
most accurate account in Harlem's lower-class area. It depicted how dysfuctional families
maintain its homeostatis and how multigenerational transmission operates in the family.
This book is an excellent source of information for those who are pursuing a career in
counseling, child development, substance abuse and psychology. Thanks..P.S. Tooo much
profanity.
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never read it
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I was assigned to read this book as a junior in high school. Then I thought my teacher
was punishing me. As I got into the book, I didnt want to stop reading it. It is all that
and then some-inspiring, deep, thought provoking...just an all around good book. Today I
am a high school principal and former English teacher, and I have just found a student to
read it. He reminds me so much of me-interested in Black literature. I think this book is
the perfect introduction and "hook" for him.
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I read this book three times when I was a teenager. That was 30 years ago. I haven't
read it since, but he has walked with me throughout my life. I would like to thank Claude
for being my inspiration. He was the only one who could reach me through his story. He
taught me that with enough belief and determination, you can rise above and overcome
anything. And I did. The book was about a ghetto boy growing up in Harlem in the
50’s, and it reached a farm girl in upstate NY in the 70’s. I was able to
overcome the horrors of child abuse and drug addiction. I didn't just merely survive, I
overcame, and Claude Brown was my inspiration.
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Fascinating and involved, a great way to learn about the struggles you face as a
teenager in NYC.
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I love it!!! I will always remember that book. I t was one of the first books that I
ever sat down to read that wasn't on my teachers reading list. That was back in 89. I'm
now 31 years old with 6 girls. I'm putting it on their reading list.
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one of the best books ive ever read in my life,I enjoy it so much i always tell friends
about it
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I couldn't put the book down. It reminded me so much of my childhood growing up in
Brooklyn. This is a must read for any and everyone.
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great book one of my favorites
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great book. definite classic
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I discovered this book on my bookshelf nearly six months ago. This book has been
sitting there for over ten years and I have to admit that I am mad at myself for not
reading it sooner. Claude Brown is truly an inspiration and a living symbol for overcoming
life's obstacles. His story is very encouraging and gives a lesson for success.
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in like the novel and the way everything was so realistic
- Username:
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i had been given a book report assignment for a sociology course with a list of book
titles, Manchild in the Promisedland, being on the top of the list. It was the first book
I was able to find. This book really surprised me revealing what life was like for a black
person during the 1940s and 1950s. Brutally honest. If the dates and years hadn't been
mention in the book, one would have thought that these events might had taken place back
in the 1970s or 1980s. This book made sense, showing that even in the days when are
grandparents were growing up, life was still hard and dangerous. So much for that old
saying, 'back in the good ol' days.'
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- 5/16/03
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i've read this book several times and each time that i've read i discovered some thing
powerful
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- 5/27/03
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realy good book. really good reader
- Username:
- Andy S. Corona
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- 5/29/03
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I took a black literature class in high school because I loved to read, and that is
where I first read "Manchild in the promised land." I still read this book every
year or so, and it's been 25 years since I first read it, I think it is one of most
powerful, interesting books I have ever read, and I believe it is as every bit as good as
"To kill a Mockingbird." I have often wondered what happened to his brother,
Pimp, and if he ever saw Sugar again, it's a book that you grow with, and every young
person black or white should read it, I am so grateful that I did.
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- Andy S. Corona
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- 5/29/03
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I took a black literature class in high school because I loved to read, and that is
where I first read "Manchild in the promised land." I still read this book every
year or so, and it's been 25 years since I first read it, I think it is one of most
powerful, interesting books I have ever read, and I believe it is as every bit as good as
"To kill a Mockingbird." I have often wondered what happened to his brother,
Pimp, and if he ever saw Sugar again, it's a book that you grow with, and every young
person black or white should read it, I am so grateful that I did.
- Username:
- Lauren B
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- *****
- Date:
- 5/30/03
- Time:
- 2:41:00 PM
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This is the most intense book I have ever read! It tells it how life really is and
comes from someone who went through it all. This is now my favorite book and I highly
suggest it to other teenagers.
- Username:
- Andy S. Corona
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- *****
- Date:
- 6/7/03
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- 12:37:56 PM
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I feel this book should be required reading in all schools, I went to a all white
school, but took a Black Literature reading course because I thought it would be easy to
just read, as it turned out, I read Manchild in the Promised Land, and I think this was
the greatest book ever, next to "To Kill a Mockingbird." Claude Brown was one of
the finest authors ever, no one could ever draw a picture of the poverty, and what heroin
did to a whole community, how fascinating to see what a drug did and the few survivors
that were left after it came through and did it's destruction. It shows how a young man
was able to see through the hypocricy and see that the streets only held death and
destruction, and to see that at age 21 and grow from it, well, it's just not done, he was
a old man internally by the time he was 25, no doubt. May all young Claude Brown's read
this book and take something with them,from it, and they too can grow.
- Username:
- Angie Louis
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- Date:
- 7/15/03
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- 9:17:27 AM
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great book.... from page 1 until the end.... WOW!!!! could never put it down or stop
raeding....
- Username:
- Latroyal
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- *****
- Date:
- 7/17/03
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- 9:40:09 PM
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- Username:
- Oneil
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- ****
- Date:
- 8/1/03
- Time:
- 10:56:01 AM
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I haven't read the book so can you email me a little summary or an overview of the book
because i need to know the information before school starts. you can email it to me at
oneilbarnaby@hotmail.com thank you..
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- Oneil
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- ****
- Date:
- 8/1/03
- Time:
- 10:58:10 AM
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I haven't read the book so can you email me a little summary or an overview of the book
because i need to know the information before school starts. you can email it to me at
oneilbarnaby@hotmail.com thank you..
- Username:
- James Pinckney
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- *****
- Date:
- 8/15/03
- Time:
- 3:31:19 PM
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I read this book at the age of 12, my grandmother left this book sitting around for me
to find ,because she knew that i like to read and read it i did and still reading it till
today i am now 46 going on 47 and i still love it and will continue to read it for as long
as i live because it gives a picture of what my parents and aunts and uncle where going
thru inpomise land so called and where i am at today and where my children will be at
tommorow and when i say chikldrn i mean mine yours ours love the booke and one more and
that is before the mayflowerand also down these meanstreets these are the books that i
recommend to our children to read to give them an maybe unstanderstanding fo where we were
and wwhere are going and tey can be
that's all for now i found this site looking for anything on claude brown and was
really heart broken that he had passed i really loved this man didn't realized how old he
was because his writing was so close to me that i thought that he was around my age no
matter how much change they always remain the same. once again thank you for allowing me
to comment........... peace.P.S I hope that this can be read properly I can't very well so
i made a lot of mistake but I hope that you have the picture and keep me inform of future
things. once again ,peace and love to all of us. down these mean street,before the
mayflowerand manchild in the promise land
- Username:
- James Pinckney
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- *****
- Date:
- 8/15/03
- Time:
- 3:34:54 PM
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I read this book at the age of 12, my grandmother left this book sitting around for me
to find ,because she knew that i like to read and read it i did and still reading it till
today i am now 46 going on 47 and i still love it and will continue to read it for as long
as i live because it gives a picture of what my parents and aunts and uncle where going
thru inpomise land so called and where i am at today and where my children will be at
tommorow and when i say chikldrn i mean mine yours ours love the booke and one more and
that is before the mayflowerand also down these meanstreets these are the books that i
recommend to our children to read to give them an maybe unstanderstanding fo where we were
and wwhere are going and tey can be
that's all for now i found this site looking for anything on claude brown and was
really heart broken that he had passed i really loved this man didn't realized how old he
was because his writing was so close to me that i thought that he was around my age no
matter how much change they always remain the same. once again thank you for allowing me
to comment........... peace.P.S I hope that this can be read properly I can't very well so
i made a lot of mistake but I hope that you have the picture and keep me inform of future
things. once again ,peace and love to all of us. down these mean street,before the
mayflowerand manchild in the promise land
- Username:
- James Pinckney
- Rating:
- *****
- Date:
- 8/15/03
- Time:
- 3:58:27 PM
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I read this book at the age of 12, my grandmother left this book sitting around for me
to find ,because she knew that i like to read and read it i did and still reading it till
today i am now 46 going on 47 and i still love it and will continue to read it for as long
as i live because it gives a picture of what my parents and aunts and uncle where going
thru inpomise land so called and where i am at today and where my children will be at
tommorow and when i say chikldrn i mean mine yours ours love the booke and one more and
that is before the mayflowerand also down these meanstreets these are the books that i
recommend to our children to read to give them an maybe unstanderstanding fo where we were
and wwhere are going and tey can be
that's all for now i found this site looking for anything on claude brown and was
really heart broken that he had passed i really loved this man didn't realized how old he
was because his writing was so close to me that i thought that he was around my age no
matter how much change they always remain the same. once again thank you for allowing me
to comment........... peace.P.S I hope that this can be read properly I can't very well so
i made a lot of mistake but I hope that you have the picture and keep me inform of future
things. once again ,peace and love to all of us. down these mean street,before the
mayflowerand manchild in the promise land
- Username:
- Maryann
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- ****
- Date:
- 8/17/03
- Time:
- 7:02:37 PM
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Read the book in the 70's as a middle school student (needed parental permission!) and
am re-reading it today. It's a great read with eye-opening information unknown to a New
England suburbanite!
- Username:
- Jezelle
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- *****
- Date:
- 8/27/03
- Time:
- 10:13:48 AM
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I find this book to have been really enjoyable. At first I was pushed into reading the
book but after a while I began to enjoy it and continued to read it. This book was a
master peice.
- Username:
- Carmen
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- *****
- Date:
- 8/29/03
- Time:
- 10:42:36 AM
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I read this book when I was in the 7th grade, and this book had a tremendous impact on
how I viewed life, and I earned a lot of respect for the struggle of this Man Claude
Brown. This book made me think at even though I was poor, It made me feel greatful to have
what I did have.
- Username:
- Carmen
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- *****
- Date:
- 8/29/03
- Time:
- 10:44:54 AM
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I read this book when I was in the 7th grade, and this book had a tremendous impact on
how I viewed life, and I earned a lot of respect for the struggle of this Man Claude
Brown. This book made me think at even though I was poor, It made me feel greatful to have
what I did have.
- Username:
- Kenneth Lewis
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- *****
- Date:
- 9/6/03
- Time:
- 6:49:57 PM
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- Username:
- Kenneth Lewis
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- *****
- Date:
- 9/6/03
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- 6:52:01 PM
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- Username:
- Brent Hildebrand
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- *****
- Date:
- 9/11/03
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- 3:44:18 PM
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With all honesty I'd have to say that this is the greatest book that i have ever read
in my life. The struggles that Claude Brown went through and how he overcame his demons is
truly inspiring. It gives great detail about growing up in poverty and what life is really
like. My only regret is not being able to thank Claude Brown before his death for writing
such a magnificent story. Thank You Claude Brown
- Username:
- Brent Hildebrand
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- *****
- Date:
- 9/12/03
- Time:
- 3:34:58 PM
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This is the greatest book that i have ever read. Claude Brown's story is a true
inspiration to me. How he overcame all of his obstacles is truly amazing. I found this
book lying on a shelf in my room about 8 months ago and i have read it well over a dozen
times since. Claude Brown tells it like it is in this book. My only regret is not thanking
Claude Brown for writing such an inspirational book before his death. Thank You Claude
Brown
- Username:
- sunny ting
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- *****
- Date:
- 9/16/03
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- 2:29:34 PM
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I would like to pay tribute to claude brown to have shown me so much thru his book
Manchild in the promise land about black experience. I read his book without putting it
down because it really held my attention and i was really amaza at how great this book
was. Thank you Claude for letting me experience life in Harlem.
- Username:
- TXgurl489
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- 10/1/03
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- 3:30:53 PM
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- Username:
- TXgurl489
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- *****
- Date:
- 10/1/03
- Time:
- 3:32:53 PM
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I am 16 and I had to read this book for my literature class. I was dreading having to
read 415 pages, but it ended up being one of the best books ever! By the way, I hate to
read and I finished this book in three days!!
- Username:
- Stephanie
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- 10/7/03
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- 12:48:07 PM
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- Username:
- Tya Courtney
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- *****
- Date:
- 10/8/03
- Time:
- 11:24:52 AM
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GREAT BOOK;I CAN REALLY RELATE MY SITUATION TO THE STORY;NICE TO SEE IM NOT ALONE IN
THE WORLD LIKE I THOUGHT.
- Username:
- kristin
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- ***
- Date:
- 10/22/03
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- 12:58:47 PM
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- Username:
- shibhan terry
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- 10/22/03
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- 4:17:47 PM
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- ne777ne
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- 10/30/03
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- 1:39:19 AM
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- Username:
- Ruth
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- *****
- Date:
- 11/4/03
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- 2:07:14 AM
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I read this book over thirty years ago as a young teen. It was my favorite book because
it opened a world to me that I had not known. I still remember the characters: Sonny Boy
and his little brother pimp. I don't know why I found the subject matter so intriquing. It
was just the best book I'd ever read.
- Username:
- Muna
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- ****
- Date:
- 11/4/03
- Time:
- 11:45:08 AM
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The bood was great
- Username:
- Muna
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- ****
- Date:
- 11/4/03
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- 11:47:23 AM
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The book was great
- Username:
- katie
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- ****
- Date:
- 11/18/03
- Time:
- 10:00:07 PM
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- Username:
- naketa bond
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- ***
- Date:
- 11/19/03
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- 2:01:49 PM
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i wish that i could understatd the reason that he had changed from what he know to the
person that he had became.
- Username:
- jasmin
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- *****
- Date:
- 11/23/03
- Time:
- 11:34:45 PM
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- Username:
- bnizzle
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- ****
- Date:
- 12/3/03
- Time:
- 1:31:17 PM
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- Username:
- Kevin Chapman
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- *****
- Date:
- 1/2/04
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- 12:33:49 PM
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I am on page 310 of this book and so far it's is the most graphic and most interesting
novel I've ever read on the subject. Even the Auto Biography of Malcom X could not portray
so graphically and vividly the rough life of growing up in Harlem back in the 40's and
50's. I applaude CLaude Brown for his strength and Honesty, His Courage and sincerity, but
most of all his gift of sharing it all with us. A defininte requirement in all High School
and College curriculums!
- Username:
- Natlee
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- *****
- Date:
- 1/6/04
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I read this book in 3 days when I was 14 years old. I was so impressed by it that I did
several book reports about it in high school, and I read it many times again as I got
older to interpret it from a different perspective. I'm 26 now, and plan to give it
another read soon.
- Username:
- JAMES PINCKNEY
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- *****
- Date:
- 1/8/04
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- 4:42:19 AM
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i HAVE BEEN READING THIS BOOK SINCE I WAS 18 AND I READ IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO LET
ME KNOW WHAT MY PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS WENT THROUGH IN THIS COUNTRY. I LOVE IT ,I WAS
SORRY TO HEAR THAT MR BROWN DIED I WISH THAT I COULD HAVE MET HIM I HOPE THAT HIS FAMILY
IS WELL , I DID NOT REALIZE THAT HE WAS NOT A YOUNG MAN BECAUSE HIS READING IS VERY MUCH
INTUNE WITH WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY AGAIN I LOVE THE BOOK.
- Username:
- kitty mercer
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- *****
- Date:
- 1/12/04
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- 12:55:51 PM
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excellent book
- Username:
- Snagg
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- *****
- Date:
- 1/20/04
- Time:
- 10:31:21 PM
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love the book. the concept the plot. everything to the characters to the setting. very
deep and understanding. brung tears to my eye at some parts. inspirational esquisite
unique loving
- Username:
- "B"
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- *****
- Date:
- 1/28/04
- Time:
- 9:58:51 AM
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I loved the book. I believe that evrey young person should read this wonderful book.
I'm just wishing Claude Brown will make a movie of the book. Reading this book and comming
from the street life myself, i have grown to look and love life in many different ways.
Thanks Claude.
- Username:
- Betsy Johnson
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- *****
- Date:
- 1/28/04
- Time:
- 12:40:37 PM
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A must read for all high school kids
- Username:
- missy
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- 2/2/04
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- 5:34:09 PM
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- Username:
- Richard Wilson
- Rating:
- *****
- Date:
- 2/3/04
- Time:
- 12:34:19 PM
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A book that changed my life.
- Username:
- Elijah9
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- *****
- Date:
- 2/4/04
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- 3:13:03 PM
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Manchild In The Promised Land is a Masterpiece. This was the first book I read as a
child (12)I have been addicted to reading ever since.
- Username:
- mike
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- *****
- Date:
- 2/6/04
- Time:
- 7:25:13 PM
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- Username:
- Tom
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- *****
- Date:
- 2/8/04
- Time:
- 4:25:10 PM
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- ****
- Date:
- 2/8/04
- Time:
- 8:06:32 PM
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Nearly impossible to put down, truly an inspiring book to read.
- Username:
- mohammed
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- ****
- Date:
- 2/19/04
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- 2:25:23 PM
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i want to know the summary of each chapter
- Username:
- Mohammed Shawon
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- ***
- Date:
- 2/19/04
- Time:
- 2:38:11 PM
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summary of every chapter on the novel "Manchild in the promised land"
- Username:
- Alex
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- ****
- Date:
- 2/20/04
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- 11:41:28 AM
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This was a fairly good book. Other than a few too overdescripitive words it was very
entertaining and exciting to read.
- Username:
- mohammed
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- ****
- Date:
- 2/21/04
- Time:
- 11:05:50 AM
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i want a summary of every chapter of the book
- Username:
- JP
- Rating:
- *
- Date:
- 2/23/04
- Time:
- 9:23:33 PM
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This was an awful piece of literary trash. from this book I got nothing, just more
deeply influnced the sterotypes we already see. it is long, boring and a waste of your
time
- Username:
- Christina
- Rating:
- ****
- Date:
- 3/7/04
- Time:
- 6:04:22 PM
- Remote User:
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This book was really good, but it had too many characters. It was hard to remember
everyone in the book name. It showed how it was to grow up in Harlem.
- Username:
- TUTOIT
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- *****
- Date:
- 3/8/04
- Time:
- 11:05:23 PM
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THIS IS SHEET
- Username:
- Shanee
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- *****
- Date:
- 3/16/04
- Time:
- 8:49:47 PM
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I really enjoyed reading this book. I felt as though I had a hands on experience on
living in harlem while I was growing up. This book showed me how many young people that
are growing up in similar situations react within in their day to day lives.
- Username:
- ernestine gilmore
- Rating:
- *****
- Date:
- 3/17/04
- Time:
- 2:31:55 PM
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it is a very inspiring book that helps teenagers especially relate to everday life.
- Username:
- RT
- Rating:
- *****
- Date:
- 3/20/04
- Time:
- 1:34:09 AM
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A well-written and an amazingly creative, illustrative book. Some readers will not be
able to connect or appreciate Claude Brown's brilliance.
- Username:
- stud
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- ****
- Date:
- 3/23/04
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- 11:23:38 PM
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Inner city youth don't really understand the negative effects of their environment. When
they do understand these effects they tend to blame the environment. Low social economic ,
drugs , abuse can stunt educational and personal development ,but Claude Browne shows that
with perseverance and faith anything can be achieved. Im a product of my environment . I
lived in the ghetto , through poverty and drugs and i managed to graduate with a Master's
Degree. Many kids today have a low threshold of success and think that the ghetto is all
that they will ever know. Claude Browne shows us that there is a way out and that
success can be achieved. peace
- Username:
- Weslie
- Rating:
- *****
- Date:
- 3/27/04
- Time:
- 10:04:22 PM
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That book was off da hezze it was great he doesn't hold anything back he tells the
story as it is
- Username:
- SpongebobLuver05
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- *****
- Date:
- 4/1/04
- Time:
- 5:11:25 PM
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- Username:
- Tyler
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- *****
- Date:
- 4/5/04
- Time:
- 8:25:53 AM
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great
- Username:
- april jackson
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- *****
- Date:
- 4/5/04
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- 3:39:26 PM
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great book describing the struggle
- Username:
- sleep
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- Date:
- 4/12/04
- Time:
- 10:22:50 AM
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- Username:
- Young Man
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- ***
- Date:
- 4/13/04
- Time:
- 5:10:55 PM
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It is a good book
- Username:
- Jay-R
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- ****
- Date:
- 4/21/04
- Time:
- 12:24:18 AM
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It's a good book
- Username:
- Desi
- Rating:
- ****
- Date:
- 4/27/04
- Time:
- 3:02:48 PM
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- Username:
- lisa
- Rating:
- *****
- Date:
- 4/29/04
- Time:
- 10:14:18 PM
- Remote User:
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great book, informative
- Username:
- me
- Rating:
- ****
- Date:
- 5/3/04
- Time:
- 11:19:33 AM
- Remote User:
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I was suprised at how intriguing and absorbing this book was. It was probably one of
the grittiest and realest things I've ever read, especially for a school report. I enjoyed
it , but I would only recommend it for Mature audiences because of the language and
content.
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- *****
- Date:
- 5/5/04
- Time:
- 9:32:30 AM
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- Username:
- Jack Frost
- Rating:
- *****
- Date:
- 5/9/04
- Time:
- 5:53:02 PM
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it is a great book
- Username:
- lenny warren
- Rating:
- *****
- Date:
- 5/14/04
- Time:
- 9:56:49 AM
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its the real thing it tells the truth of an black child living in the hood.
- Username:
- jerrymad
- Rating:
- *****
- Date:
- 5/17/04
- Time:
- 12:16:04 PM
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it was a childhood learning exprience for me.
- Username:
- Quackman
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- Date:
- 5/24/04
- Time:
- 7:32:13 PM
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- c harris
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- *****
- Date:
- 5/25/04
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the book was cool i learned that you can come from the projects and still become what
you what you want to bebomeand even go to the high teck schools.
- Username:
- ashley
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- 5/27/04
- Time:
- 3:03:48 AM
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- Username:
- Nay Nay
- Rating:
- *****
- Date:
- 5/28/04
- Time:
- 9:09:07 AM
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I think it was a great book that really kept your attention. And it was a book for all
ages.
- Username:
- terminator
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- *****
- Date:
- 5/30/04
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spectacular book! Growing up in Harlem is messed up-lol. Claude Brown should teach me
how to ring cash registers-lol.
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- dan
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- Date:
- 6/7/04
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- 1:09:39 PM
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- Carol
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- Date:
- 6/12/04
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- Shulundia Jones
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- Date:
- 6/28/04
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- 10:22:15 PM
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It was/is a great book.I enjoyed reading it. My sister had to read it for one of her
classes in high school.She encouraged me to read it and I did. I really thank her.
- Username:
- Jay
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- Date:
- 6/30/04
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This is one of the best books about growing up as an African American Male and how we
can redeem our lives through our faith and the help of others
- Username:
- Dien Poet
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- Date:
- 7/1/04
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Its a inspiring book...anyone could do anything they please, it just takes a while to
figure it out. when they do, its on, their whole life begins..i wanted to meet him before
he died, and i was too late... The language is nothing new, you will learn and use it one
day or Another out on the street, or at home, school work... knowing that sombody lived a
life like that and then became somthin great to this worl..is very magnicifant...i loved
it..r.I.p Claude Brown
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- Marie a. Reddick
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- Date:
- 7/6/04
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wonderful
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- Date:
- 7/12/04
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This author really went through alot in his life, but he became successful.
- Username:
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- Date:
- 8/1/04
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I thought it was a great book that helped me open my eyes and realized what a sheltered
life I have lived.
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- ChefScott72
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- Date:
- 8/2/04
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I read this book as a teenager and it was THE BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ !!! Now I am
recommending this book as a must read for my children.A+++
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- Date:
- 8/5/04
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I purchased this book from the Hue-Man bookstore in Harlem, USA in the summer of 2003.
Finally, in August 2004 I have picked it up to read it and I'm so glad that I did. In the
beginning, I laughed and giggled so much. Then toward the middle and through the end I
became more and more nervous about what the next page would bring. I'm enjoying it
tremendously (now on page 399) and I don't want it to end. Obvioulsy, I won't be able to
know what his later years became but I sure wish he'd done a sequel to Manchild in the
PROMISED LAND. Excellent reading. A truly poignant story. RIP Mr. Brown.
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- jessica
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- Date:
- 8/16/04
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- 6:05:50 PM
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- Date:
- 8/26/04
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- ira bergman
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- Date:
- 8/31/04
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Haven't read this book since the 1960's yet it continues to be a part of my thoughts. Very readable explaination of how his life evolved.
- Username:
- jessica
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- Date:
- 9/2/04
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as me being a 13 year old girl i think that the book was powerful and since this was an autobiography i think that Mr. Claude had live in "hard knock life" with the drugs and prostitution. and i think that no child should live in that type of community because that harms the child mind and soul. but the book was exellent!!!!!! i will give Mr. Claude five stars!!!*****ohhh yeah the cusin was raw!!!!
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- Date:
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this book was one of the best books i ever read in my lifetime
- Username:
- Rusty
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- Date:
- 9/7/04
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This book sucked it was the worst thing i ever read!! BOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
- Username:
- Deandre walker
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- Date:
- 9/8/04
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- 12:57:50 PM
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- Bunny
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- Date:
- 9/9/04
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- 10:54:23 AM
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Im sorry to anyone that truly enjoyed the book manchild in the promise land but I did not the reason being is I go to Bronx Law government and justice High and we have been reading the same book over and over again with a different title. I feel it is without a doubt great to know about black history but I would like to learn about my own heritage for once.
- Username:
- danielle
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- Date:
- 9/9/04
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this book i found very interesting and a good book i would rrcommnd thisbook to other people.this ok i can mre than 1tme
- Username:
- jason
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- Date:
- 9/10/04
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- 7:45:26 AM
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it was good
- Username:
- Diana
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- Date:
- 9/11/04
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i'd give it a zero but theres nono
i had to readit for school
n i feel asleep very 2 minutes
no actione, just talking
the most boring book ever
- Username:
- javon hope
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- Date:
- 9/13/04
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- 10:37:10 AM
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- Date:
- 9/14/04
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- 8:17:03 PM
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- Date:
- 10/4/04
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- 9:20:52 PM
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THIS BOOK WAS A VERY GOOD BOOK AND ITS THE BEST BOOK I EVER READ AND SOMETHING I WOULD READ MORE THEN ONE TIME. CLAUDE BROWN REALLY KNOW WHAT HE DOING
- Username:
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- Date:
- 10/14/04
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its real good
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- blake
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- 10/17/04
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- 8:39:12 PM
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- Username:
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- Date:
- 10/24/04
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- 10:29:35 PM
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NEEDS MORE ACTION !
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- lauren
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- Date:
- 10/26/04
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awesome
- Username:
- JAMES PINCKNEY
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- Date:
- 11/3/04
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I LOVED IT , MY GRANDMOTHER LAID IT AROUND SO THAT I MIGHT FIND IT WHEN I WAS ABOUT
THIRTEEN, AND I STILL READ IT TODAY,I AM 48 YEARS OLDS NOW.
- Username:
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- Date:
- 11/3/04
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- 9:46:32 PM
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This book give so much detail, and action that it is difficult to let it go. ITs an excellent book.
- Username:
- Tamara Oliver
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- Date:
- 11/10/04
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- 7:22:43 PM
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- Username:
- Big M
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- Date:
- 11/16/04
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This was a great book.
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- eopdiva
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- Date:
- 11/16/04
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- 11:05:27 PM
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- Username:
- rochelle
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- Date:
- 11/18/04
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- 6:36:25 PM
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I would recommend this book to any book-lovers.
- Username:
- zuri
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- Date:
- 11/23/04
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- 5:23:34 AM
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This book speaks in volumes about streetlife in a timeless fashion. Today I feel like it shaped my life because at one point I could have seen myself to be a Claude Brown. I was lucky enough to pick this up.
- Username:
- emmanuel
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- Date:
- 11/23/04
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- 11:38:30 AM
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best book in the world describes the inner city life that society doesnt want the world to know
- Username:
- stephen
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- Date:
- 11/27/04
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- 3:52:05 AM
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It was interesting reading about ghetto life in the 1950's
- Username:
- Jamila
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- Date:
- 11/27/04
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- 3:43:21 PM
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I read this book in my Junior class this year and growing up in New York I feel that this book is thge real deal. How Claude such a talented
writer had a life so harsh and wasn't so afraid to hide it.
- Username:
- kendal davis
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- 11/29/04
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- 3:41:14 PM
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- Sam
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- Date:
- 12/1/04
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- 9:34:46 PM
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- Baron
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- Date:
- 12/6/04
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- 3:21:40 PM
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this book was good
- Username:
- Gabriela
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- *****
- Date:
- 12/8/04
- Time:
- 11:19:04 AM
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It was one of the best books I have ever read. Once you start reading it you won't want to stop reading it.
- Username:
- Quiana Ogden
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- Date:
- 12/13/04
- Time:
- 12:30:19 PM
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- Username:
- allen grant
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- Date:
- 12/13/04
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- 6:33:37 PM
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great for everyone to read no matter what age.
- Username:
- lauren
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- ****
- Date:
- 12/13/04
- Time:
- 10:22:03 PM
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- Username:
- angela
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- Date:
- 12/15/04
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- 7:37:50 PM
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i enjoy the book so much i like the interesting facts and the interesting theme it had
- Username:
- Deris
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- Date:
- 12/18/04
- Time:
- 1:24:50 PM
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Outstanding book.
- Username:
- Lynnette
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- *****
- Date:
- 1/1/05
- Time:
- 9:56:15 PM
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I read this book in junior high school. I attended the inner city schools in New York City Harldm, the Bronx). The author told of his struggles as a child; but became educated. It defies the argument that all "kids" from the inner city are thugs, and nothing good can become of them. Not true! This should be a "must read" in all schools; inner city as well as schools in the suburbs!
- Username:
- sara
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- 1/28/05
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best book i ever reed
- Username:
- vinny
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- Date:
- 2/26/05
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- 12:16:51 PM
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AWESOME this book is great it really tells the truth about life in a black ghetto. its amazing how someone can come from that bad of a lifestyle and go to college.
- Username:
- Hannah
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- Date:
- 3/30/05
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- Sandra
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- Date:
- 4/6/05
- Time:
- 11:12:13 PM
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Fantastic! I first read this book in 1973 while in 9th grade. It's 2005 and I just completed reading it again for the umpteenth time. The writing is so vivid and real that each time I read it I feel as if I'm right there in the neighborhood. Hat's off to Claude Brown!!!!
- Username:
- Jack D
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- Date:
- 4/13/05
- Time:
- 12:22:41 AM
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- ed markowski
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- Date:
- 4/18/05
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- 10:19:54 PM
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read "manchild" in 1970. great book.
should be included in every black
american literature class. with
the invisible man, native son,
and malcolm's autobiography,
manchild rounds out a great
collection of literature from
black american men.
- Username:
- Alex Fonseworth
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- Date:
- 4/20/05
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- Saidah
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- Date:
- 4/21/05
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- 1:19:43 PM
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This book is the street guide survival handbook to ghetto or in Claude's case, Harlem. I enjoyed reading this and was able to relate to many of the ideas and experiences of Claude's upbringing. Although I wasn't born during those times, I relayed his time to mine and found the similarities even within the life of my younger brother. This may be one of the first true ghetto stories ever written and is a must have in my library.
- Username:
- joi
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- Date:
- 4/22/05
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- 7:59:36 PM
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- marie
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- Date:
- 4/25/05
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it was amazing
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- Jennifer
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- Date:
- 4/25/05
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