Wallbangin': Graffiti and Gangs in L.A

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Summary: Poorly written and complicated.
Review: This book is typical of being written by a white person. The book is about a white woman documenting gang styles and graffiti. She wanders around south central with a camera in her bag and tries to become friends with the members. she often refer's to these people as her "friends" such as my "friends" from ( ) gang. The photos are nothing you can't find anywhere else. I have seen all photos similar to these in other books and magazines. If people are so interested in seeing this thing simply jump in a car and drive around south central yourself. The book is very un orginized and over all I think it's [bad]. I grew up in south central so I would know.

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Summary: confused, misguided and poorly written
Review: wallbangin' first off is badly in need of editing. constructions like, "remarkably successfully", make this text even more difficult to read. gang writing is one aspect of gang culture, whereas for graffiti writers, writing, for fame, style, etc. is the focal point of the culture. the constant blurring of these facts makes it difficult to discern the actual arguement. this book is all over the place and leaves us with a poor, undetailed account into two separate cultures, simply because they use public space for unintended purposes.

Rating:
Summary: confused, misguided and poorly written
Review: wallbangin' first off is badly in need of editing. constructions like, "remarkably successfully", make this text even more difficult to read. gang writing is one aspect of gang culture, whereas for graffiti writers, writing, for fame, style, etc. is the focal point of the culture. the constant blurring of these facts makes it difficult to discern the actual arguement. this book is all over the place and leaves us with a poor, undetailed account into two separate cultures, simply because they use public space for unintended purposes.

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Summary: Wallbangin
Review: Wallbanging explores the world of gang culture and writing...... great informational book....