Crackhouse: Notes from the End of the Line
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (647 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140232516 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"This sad and harrowing portrait of wasted lives is rife with gritty details but thankfully void of self-righteous judgment."—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A good introduction to this countercultural subset. Terry Williams does a very good job in introducing the reader to this little known and forgotten subset of our society. The story focuses on his experiences and observations of a small group of crack and free-base cocaine users. His prose is devoid of moral undertones and is non-judgemental allowing the reading to form his own opinions and motivations.Crackhouse: Notes from the End of the Line does not sensationalize or exploit the travails of these people in t. not as good as "the cocaine kids" idurner although is isnt as good as "the cocaine kids", williams has managed to put a very realistic face on the crack problem killing america. my only real complaint with the book is that it dosent go into the lives of the books subjects enough it seems more like a short over-view instead of being intensly focused. i did enjoy the read and i will probably re read it again in the future.. Man, I just got to get me a book about crack! This book is pretty much what its title says it is: a book about people in a crackhouse. It's incredibly sad at times, and the characters are depicted in good detail, but the author's dedicated quest to make this book something for everyone and not just for anthropologists sometimes backfires, and the story comes across as oversimplified and dumbed down.I would have liked more about the author's experiences spending time in this crackhouse, and about what sort