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From Publishers Weekly
Carcaterra's controversial memoir of growing up in NYC's Hell's Kitchen and as an inmate at a sadistic detention center was a PW bestseller for eight weeks.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A book with a punch equal to its publicity hype! Journalist Carcaterra tells with gripping force of his days growing up in the tough New York City neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen in the 1960s (the names have been changed to protect the innocent and the guilty). He and his three closest buddies engaged in petty crime until the day their tricks got out of hand and escalated into a major offense, for which they were sent to a juvenile home in upstate New York. They were tormented during their months there, not by other young inmates but by their adult guards, who brutalized them relentlessly in a program of horror and torture that included rape. Once out, once grown up, one of the boys became a lawyer, and through a bizarre twist of events worthy of being turned into a movie (in fact, the movie rights have been sold, with Barry Levinson lined up as director), he, Carcaterra, and the other two friends expose the horrible wrongs they suffered in that detention home. Both difficult to read and difficult to put down, this book will garner lots of attention, and as a result, readership demand will be high. Brad Hooper
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LABOR DAY WEEKEND always signaled the annual go-cart race across the streets of Hell's Kitchen, the mid-Manhattan neighborhood where I saw born in 1954 and lived until 1969. Read the first page
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LABOR DAY WEEKEND always signaled the annual go-cart race across the streets of Hell's Kitchen, the mid-Manhattan neighborhood where I saw born in 1954 and lived until 1969. Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A True story told Brilliantly,
By "teenspirit101" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sleepers (Mass Market Paperback)
... I saw the film after the book, and I personally don't think the film did the book as much justice. This true story shows you how kids can grow up and shape into different individuals through an unfortunate accident. Set in Hells Kitchen, a man has been is shot in a bar, two men have been identified at the scene with witnesses and charged for his murder. A specific lawyer has been assigned to the case subtly with the help of a writer, who is sure that he can win these murderers' case. The story unravels... Before all this, a group of boys are introduced with sentimental character, good nature and hope, which is later transformed after one of their small-time mischevous antics go wrong. After years of teenage torment and suffering that were behind closed doors of a place that was meant to help them, they have grown up. The way this was written was just brilliant. The way it unravels, and the journey you endure with these characters becomes an emotional attachment. This book contained great moments, the whole novel can be quite joyful at times, but mostly quite saddening. Justice goes both ways in this novel, and the writer has told it as it is. And that's what really makes this book.. it's story-telling of a real-life tragedy that can affect anyone.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Sleepers (Mass Market Paperback)
I don't know what to say, but OH, MY GOD! I found the movie of this shocking, but I heard the book was much more so. THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT! Take "Stand By Me", "The Shawshank Redemption", & "A Time To Kill", & mix them all together, & you have Sleepers with one HUGE exception: EVERY WORD OF THIS IS TRUE! I used to think that the claims that some criminals were a product of their lives and enviroment was..., UNTIL I READ THIS! I can understand why John Riley & Tohmas Marcano turned to a life of crime. The details of what they endured in Wilkinson's gave me nightmares! Also, even though I knew the outcome from seeing the movie, I cried for them after concluding this. (The ONLY other book that ever moved me to tears was "Stephen King's Bag Of Bones".) I finished this book in 2 days, & the only reason I didn't do it in one was because I fell asleep with it in my hands! ... Even (AND ESPECIALLY!) if this is fiction, Mr. Carcatera is one of the most gifted writers & storytellers I have ever had the pleasure of reading! I hope he publishes more!
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good fiction.,
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This review is from: Sleepers (Mass Market Paperback)
I give it 3 stars coz its a great story that we all want to be true. That is the power of good mythology. It somewhat annoys me that we have to pretend. In that regard , " The long walk " is even better, but the movie still pretends its a true story. Lets give some credit to readers, viewers. With enough experience and maturity most can distinguish fiction from reality.
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