Down These Mean Streets

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Summary: DOWN THESE MEAN STREETS
Review: Me being a proud PuertoRican living in New York City, it's difficult living in the city with the everyday problems in the streets. This book relates to every Latino or African American growing up in the streets. The protagonist Piri is growing up in Spanish Harlem with his family. growing up in the His brother goes through everything with him. If you are ghetto streets of New York you know what is going on and what you've got to live with every day of your life. Piri Thomas lives his young life going through the mean streets of Spanish Harlem. He is a very creative character with knowledge about his streets and he makes positive decisions about the situations he runs into in his life.
This book is very good for anyone to read and realize their life is not to be taken granted, especially if you're growing up in the ghetto of America. I recommend this book for everyone who hasn't read it yet to experience life in the ghetto and walk through Piri's shoes. This book is good. It is one of the best I have ever read and I was hooked on it once I realized that I could relate to it. I was in the mind zone of Piri and it was like I was feeling the streets at the moment and Piri's pain and his way of living and surviving because I know it's not easy growing up in the ghetto. .

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Summary: EL LIBRO MEJOR #1 THE BEST BOOK I HAVE READ
Review: NOW I AM DOMINICAN, BUT I READ THIS BOOK AND I TELL YOU IT'S THE BEST BOOK ON AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY WHICH I HAVE READ THANKS TO MY TEACHER MR. RIVERA FOR MAKING THE CLASS READ IT MOUNT ST. MICHAEL ACADEMY NUMBER #1

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Summary: Down to earth
Review: Piri really comes down to you in this book. He gives you a good insight of how life was living in Spanish Harlem back in the days. I read it once and i hade to read it over and over. I totally recommend this book.

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Summary: This Book is RAW....
Review: Piri Thomas is a great writer. From the First page this book had me hooked. His writing is so descriptive it was like watching a movie in my head....As he describes his early life and adolescents in the barrio you feels as thou your right there...He holds nothing back, the language is raw and he keeps it real.... I would definitly recommend this book......A++

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Summary: I love Piri
Review: The first time I read this book I was in the tenth grade. I was never taught much about my "ethnic" background in school and wehn a teacher forced my class to read this book,I was forever changed. Piri Thomas described lif in this book. Feelings about heritage, insecurity , sex, peer pressure, drugs Everything. I love his writing. If this is not my favorite book then it s my second favorite. I recommend this book to everyone not only latino but anyone with an open mind and wants to learns from the experience of others. Like I said, I love Piri

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Summary: Take Walk Down These Mean Streets
Review: The first time that I had just a taste of this book was in class. The teacher handed out a booklet of one of the chapters in this book. I thought that the chapter was absolutely funny, so I showed it to a couple of my friends. The chapter he handed out was called Alien Turf. I felt that there are sometimes in your life that you don't really fit in, and that there is always somebody that is going to give you a hard time. In this case Piri was the new kid on the block, and he was of a different race from everyone else. His family were the only Puerto Ricans that lived in an Italian neighborhood. He was picked on by a group of young Italians and in the end after the battle with these guys, they all became good friends in the end. After this chapter I had to read the book Down These Mean Streets.
The book is outstanding. I have never read something that gives you so many emotions and vivid images in your head. He describes what he goes through in a completely understandable and detailed way. You are able to just picture it in you head, like a movie, or television show, or you even could feel it like something you've been through.
I recommend this book for anyone who's not read it yet. This book is interesting. You could understand the way he details everything, and it's going to affect you in many different ways. (Emotionally and mentally).

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Summary: Very powerful and intesifying, majestic
Review: The story of Piri Thomas is electrfying. He really dipicts the stuggle of growing up in those days. In a way he kind of reminds me of my father and me and the kind of relationship we had. Very GOOD! book

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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: This book "Down These Mean Streets" by Piri Thomas is absouletly amazing. It depicts a emotional and physical journey through the eyes of a confused and curious Puert Rican American.
Not only does the novel describe events and situations that any and all races can relate to but it reveals emotions that everyone is challeneged with throughout there life. I felt that I was experiencing the same emotions as Piri and having this kind of connection with an author definetly defines a well-written book. I am certain that anyone will enjoy this book and maybe learn from it just like I have.
Thanks Alot to Piri for having written an excellent book and for having the courage to allow many readers to enter another world.

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Summary: Yey for Piri
Review: This book is about a boy who grows up in the streets of Harlen, New York. He goes through lots of life changing experiences that change the way his life will go. One of the main events would be when he begins to sell drugs. That isn't the only thing. Many things come around make him have to choose to go the good or the bad way. This is a good book for people who have grown up in the same evironment as he did.

I would recomend this book to anybody who has had it hard when they grew up. I could have somewhat relate to him but not completely. I figure this book is good for teenage boys and maybe some adults. It all depends on your choice of book. If you are looking for a book to sit and read on your spare time, this is a good one.


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Summary: Great Read
Review: This book was great. It shows perspectives of racism, manhood and family. highly recommend it.