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Summary: Intriguing
Review: An interesting account of the world of the homeless. This bio goes to show you that a few wrong steps and you too could be out on the streets. It sure is not pretty either. Lee Stringer gives a good account of how he found himself in this unfortunate predicament. The stories sound very real if a bit disjointed. It would have been nice if Stringer detailed how he quit his drug habit and was able to find shelter in Mamaroneck. Also, his off and on residence at the Street News does alter his perspective somewhat. However, these stories particularly the one about the reverend trying to bilk funds for his real estate business is quite captivating. Well worth a read as it goes quite fast.
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Summary: Absolutely FANTASTIC book
Review: As Kurt Vonnegut says in the opening pages of this book, Lee Stringer can write. Vonnegut isn't lying.Lee Stringer is ruthless in his description of how corruption and greed overcome the true hearts of men - how the problems of homelessness can never be solved unless there is true caring, courage and compassion on the part of our leaders. The most encouraging part of this book is the excerpts from "Ask Homey," a column written by Lee Stringer in the newspaper "Street News," where he directly addresses the issues of the homeless without pause. Lee Stringer also changes the mentality that homeless people are people that somehow scrape the bottoms of the buckets of accountability, dignity, and humanity. They are most certainly not - they are people that could be your next door neighbor...or are, for that matter. Don't miss this one. it is an unforgettable read, especially the second or third time.
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Summary: Finding Stringer
Review: Forgive the crass reference to an upbeat kind of literary movie, Finding Forrester (did the author of Grand Central Winter study with a Pulitzer novelist???), but if I one day decide not to reread Grand Central Winter, it will be because Caverly Stringer's picture is finally on the walls of the highest academies of writing, thinking and living. Take a bow you angels for ushering him into our own reading and living.
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Summary: It could have been much more
Review: I stuck the book out for about 2/3 of it always hoping for some point to be made from the various unconnected stories he tells, but most have no point or real end...such as the story of the blonde hooker who becomes central to his life for many months or the even less understandable the defrocked Greek priest who wants to be in the newspaper.Very little of this book is about how it is to be homeless or to sleep under subway tunnels etc. It's mostly about his hustling newspapers and cans and taking drugs,but even that is surface level & not very detailed.
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Summary: Interesting reading
Review: Lee Stringer can write! This book is what more books should be, entertaining. It's amazing to get this man's thoughts and philosophies from the precise time when he was homeless and addicted to drugs. Wonderful to read and fun to discuss. I speak with confidence when I say "You will enjoy this book."
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Summary: An Honest Book
Review: Lee Stringer was a self-confessed crackhead. He lived on the streets of New York City for almost ten years before he was finally able to kick his habit and return to what most of us would consider a normal life. However, don't feel sorry for Mr. Stringer. He doesn't want your pity or need it. Even while living the life of a junkie he was able to maintain his dignity and humanity. He paints an honest picture of life on the streets as he hustled to find enough redeemable aluminum cans to pay for his next dime bag of crack. You may not like everything that Mr. Stringer has to tell you, but what he says will open your eyes.
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Summary: Amazing Writing
Review: Lee Stringer's writing so impressed me that I began sharing it with students in my writing courses to illustrate a variety of points--the power of emotion in honest writing, the plight of the homeless in a rich country, the power of writing to pull a soul from the mire. If my introduction doesn't tempt you to read this book, Kurt Vonnegut's will. In this short book, Stringer tells his street stories which have the power to make a grown man swear and choke back tears at the same time; I've witnessed this myself more than once. This book is written with a mix of grit and fragmented paragraphs to produce an amazingly unique style that illustrates the dark and haunted caverns in the writer's mind. Stringer found his way off of drugs and mean streets by writing about his experiences and sharing them in the homeless publication Street News which he later went on to edit. His stories are raw and loud. This country cares too little for its disenfranchised, and too easily looks away from the homeless and downtrodden (Stringer says,"They see only a phenomenon to which they have already adjusted"). Stringer's words will thread readers' hearts with the compassion they require to truly live an examined life in the USA. And besides, the guy is so quotable: "It's the guilt, fear, and stones in your own heart that take you down;" or "Heroism, as I see it, requires a deliberate decision to assume avoidable risks specifically--not incidentally--for the sake of another." Stringer's is an important voice. Do not miss this book.
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Summary: If I could give this book a big fat ZERO--- I would
Review: Oh man... this book was absolutely terrible. I was expecting to learn a little bit about the lives of homeless people-- you know-- all of the suffering that they endure etc., etc. Instead, what you get here is a story about a homeless man and how he works for a newspaper. He goes on and on discussing his position at the newspaper and never really elaborates on anything else. At first, I couldn't put the book down. I was patiently waiting for some intriguing stories about life as a homeless man. Then I decided to put the book down about 3/4 of the way through. I gave up. Boring, boring, boring. This book will cure anyone's insomnia-- it put me to sleep- that's for sure. ZZZzzzzzz.....
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Summary: A Moving Account of a Downfall and the Climb Up
Review: Stinger very accurately depicts the life of a homeless man in New York. His story is told frankly and without excuses. He admits that he messed up and he accepted the consequences. His obsession wiht writing and literature is admirable. The way he describes his stumbles and lifts is thrilling. This is a great book to read and I recommend it.
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Summary: It could have been much more
Review: This was the worst book I ever read.I thought the story was going to be about the homeless in Grand Central.Yet all the
main character Lee talks about is his work with a newspaper
written by the homeless.The book drags on and on going nowhere.
The characters Lee mentions in the book are as dull as the book
itself.I was trully disappionted.The only thing this book is good
for is putting you to sleep.
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