The Wanderers

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Summary: This is a great coming of age story.
Review: I first read The Wanderers in my late teens/early 20's and loved it. I've reread it several times over the years (I actually replaced the original that I lost). I would highly recommend this book to people who enjoy stories about growing up and it's hardships, the early 60's, the music and style of that time and the harsh realities of approaching adulthood in the rough environment of The Bronx.

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Summary: very different from "clockers" but still-great
Review: i totally love this book and the fact that it is being republished... I first read it when I was 15 or so and I still think it's great reading. I didn't plan to read it it was just a lucky shot, I'd seen the movie first and..er... it wasn't very good-read the book instead.

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Summary: An engaging episodic read
Review: Price has come a long way since this first novel, with an ensemble of protagonists. Or maybe it is the gang itself, The Wanderers, that is the hero here. The gang members are all textured--they have virtues, but serious flaws, too, and that makes them all the more appealing and believable. But at this point, long after the book was written, these guys all seem like Italian stereotypes. Try Roland Merullo for the real thing, Boston instead of the Bronx. And isn't the outcome a little too predictable? The gang can't last forever. We know it long before the end comes.