Post by UniverseSeven on Dec 29, 2004 18:54:07 GMT -5
Makes Me Wanna Holler by Nathan McCALL
my opinion: excellent *****
Review by Curtis M., New York, NY
Makes Me Wanna Holler is a book that captures the essence of growing up in a world that is focused more on one's skin color than one's character. Mr. McCall wastes no time in letting us see how his life was heading toward destruction, only to get worse before getting better.
Nathan McCall is a young boy who is taken in by the gangbanger lifestyle. He loses his direction in life when he arrives at W.E. Waters, an all-black school, after being transferred from an all-white school where he wasn't welcome. During his time at W.E. Waters, Mr. McCall begins to travel down the wrong road. Life becomes more serious for the young African-American when he is sentanced to twelve years in jail for armed robbery. The pressure of being locked up and watching time move slower than molasses ultimately make Nathan look over his life and he decides it's finally time for a change. When he's released from jail, Nathan can either sink or swim as he tries to regain his position as a father and a human being.
Although 416 pages, I strongly recommend this book to anyone who loves reading biographies. I particularly encourage all young black males to read this book, so they can get a preview of the lifestyle of an African-American who has already been through what they should expect to cross their paths in the long journey of life. Makes Me Wanna Holler will have you at the edge of your seat from page to page, making you anxious to see what's going to happen next. Pick up your copy today and see if it doesn't make you wanna holler
www.teenink.com/Past/1996/7460.html
my opinion: excellent *****
Review by Curtis M., New York, NY
Makes Me Wanna Holler is a book that captures the essence of growing up in a world that is focused more on one's skin color than one's character. Mr. McCall wastes no time in letting us see how his life was heading toward destruction, only to get worse before getting better.
Nathan McCall is a young boy who is taken in by the gangbanger lifestyle. He loses his direction in life when he arrives at W.E. Waters, an all-black school, after being transferred from an all-white school where he wasn't welcome. During his time at W.E. Waters, Mr. McCall begins to travel down the wrong road. Life becomes more serious for the young African-American when he is sentanced to twelve years in jail for armed robbery. The pressure of being locked up and watching time move slower than molasses ultimately make Nathan look over his life and he decides it's finally time for a change. When he's released from jail, Nathan can either sink or swim as he tries to regain his position as a father and a human being.
Although 416 pages, I strongly recommend this book to anyone who loves reading biographies. I particularly encourage all young black males to read this book, so they can get a preview of the lifestyle of an African-American who has already been through what they should expect to cross their paths in the long journey of life. Makes Me Wanna Holler will have you at the edge of your seat from page to page, making you anxious to see what's going to happen next. Pick up your copy today and see if it doesn't make you wanna holler
www.teenink.com/Past/1996/7460.html