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"Dempsey burnin'."
As in The Wire, in Clockers Richard Price explores the front line in the War on Drugs through two infantrymen on opposite sides of the conflict. There's Rocco Klein, homicide investigator, and Strike, lieutenant on the rise in the Dempsey projects. The late-night murder of a fast-food restaurant manager forces Rocco and Strike's paths to collide. Each is trapped, clocking on his side of the line. Clockers makes it clear that this is an unwinnable, endless war. If one man gets out of the game, another will step in his place.
If you like The Wire read Clockers; if you like Price at all, watch The Wire. Price is a master of these characters: his pacing and dialogue is perfect. The book is not as broad in scope, of course, as the show. It's focused on, as the title suggests, the people who are on the street—not Barksdale, but Bodie—and digs deep into that focused subject. Highly recommended. ]]>
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""Well, were you goin' in or comin' out?"Strike hesitated. "Comin' out."" ]]>
Amanda
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"I don't know why I started writing. I don't know why anybody does it. Maybe they're bored, or failures at something else." — Cormac McCarthy
"I don't know why I started writing. I don't know why anybody does it. Maybe they're bored, or failures at something else." — Cormac McCarthy
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Excellent work of popular history. Highly recommended. ]]>
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All bark, no bite. More to come post–book club. ]]>
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