Kim M. (Eucalia) reviewed on 6/2/2009 + 52 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 7

When I pass a homeless person on the street, I don't tend to think too much about them. But what if one day you stopped and really took an interest in one of them? What if you found out why they got where they are? And what if you found out what keeps them there? This is the story of a man who does exactly that with a homeless man with schizophrenia playing a tattered violin in downtown LA. I loved the way this story shined a light on him and turned him from a crazy street guy into a human being. But it doesn't sugar coat things--it shows us that helping the homeless people in our cities is not an easy task--is not something that can be accomplished in an afternoon--especially the people with mental health issues.

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