Gery B. (ChezGery) reviewed on 10/21/2018 + 75 more book reviews

James Lee Burke has written a lot of NYT best sellers and this one is one of his best about a young boy living on the fringe of poverty in Houston, Texas in the early 50's. It's his memoir of his last years in high school with the trials and tribulations of those years as he faces teenage gangs,drugs,social barriers,and his first love. The atmosphere is one of desperation in finding one's self and loyalty to a friend and family. Deep emotion and inner conflict as he meets one obstacle after another.It's a journey many of us can affiliate to and others to see another side of life. Totally enjoyable with tension that brews to a boiling point. A must read for Burke fans. I give it 5 - stars. Gery

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