My Bloody Life
The Making of a Latin King

Rare look into the life of a member of a street gang. So much of what we think we know about gangs is really based on media; we have a tendency to not want to look at root causes when it comes to what makes young people want to join a gang. Reymundo Sánchez takes you into his neighborhood and shows......more

This book hit close to home for me. It is a quick and disturbing view into the life of a member of the Latin Kings, one of Chicago's notorious street gangs. I grew up and attended school with several people who were just like those described in this story.......more

It's a decent book. Impressive actually considering the author's education and background. It's certainly not going to win any literary achievements for the writing but it gets the job done. The lack of brilliant writing actually helps the book's authenticity in my opinion. That said for me the big i......more

This book discusses the life of a self proclaimed "pee-wee", and "junior" Latin king member. It was not about the life of an adult, but a teen who was addicted to sex, alcohol and drugs, which the aforementioned covered 90% of the book, literally. I didn't find any lessons, morals, or meaning to the......more

I think this book is all right. its about a kid called King lil loco, he didn't have a good childhood. when his mom married a guy named Pedro evrything change for him and his sister. His new stepfather treated them good at first but when he had his own child with his mom he started to treat him bad.......more