The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood | David Simon, Edward Burns

The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood | David Simon, Edward Burns | A Treasure

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	The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood David Simon, Edward Burns Broadway, 1998 - 576 pages average customer review:based on 68 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

excellent

I had to read this book for my criminology class, and finished it early. This book is hard to put down, it draws you in. I read 200 pages in one night. The book is hard to read, not to understand but because it is heart-breaking. the book is a real-eye opener to the harsh realties of the inner-city. This book is excellent , highly recommend.

A Treasure

One of the outstanding books of our times. A powerful and compelling read. Will appeal to people from across the political spectrum. The Corner is a gem of a book!

An in depth study for fans of HBO's The Wire

If you are a fan of HBO's the Wire this is for you. I have been a fan of the David Simon/Ed Lynch team since Homicide, Life on the Streets. The Corner is the second prong of the Baltimore set books/ television series 1. Homicide 2.The Corner 3. The Wire trilogy. Similiar to Homicide, Life on the Streets, The Corner is a year long academic observation through the eyes of a team of a reporter and police officer/educator. The is no arch. No beginning/middle/end. Just the calendar. The observations are real-time, using the street's dialogue. Since, the language is unique to Baltimore at times , it could be a tough read. There are no winners or losers. No heros. No moral. No Grand Plan. No car chases. No surprises. No excitement. Just solid, plain matter of fact reporting of the life and death struggles of those who share this forgotten patch of an American urban northeast city. The book's focus is the daily struggles of the bottom dwellers/the have nots (the junkies,thieves, police, not for profits and the educators.) The book explores the dirty little secret that places like this are a reality in our America. The book sheds light on the fact that there is thin line between those in law enforcement and education and the corner. That there are American children who have been forced to be thier own parents. Surviving along aside the good parents fighting for thier own children. This book is not for those who live/d the life (city police/urban poor.) If you did not like Homicide, Life on the Streets this is not for you. If you liked Homicide, you may enjoy The Corner. For this study is deeper in the narcotic demand culture of the user/street dealer. Rather than their law enforcement brethern. If you are a fan of HBO's The Corner you will enjoy this book because although you are familair with the characters. The book will bring the characters to life and you will leave you with a better understanding of how America thrives while one of it's cities dies and is never able to resurect. This book is for the fan's of HBO's The Wire who don't understand the everyday complexities that face the poor, uneducated, under employed. This book is for academia and the Ivy Tower elite. Who enjoy the grittiness of The Wire. However, don't understand it. This book will ready those with a new skill set for the next season. Recommend.

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