Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. Audiobook

" a word on the terror of gangs from the inside out and a push toward change. definitely a possitive memoir. "

" this book really showed me how life was in the barrio. lifestyle was rough people suffered and how drugs and gangs were so easily accessable anywhere in la and the troubles the teens were in. but also showed how people could change stay away from the trouble involving gangs and drugs "

" One of my rite of passage books. I was probably a little too young when I read this. But it provided direction and motivation in my life, sometimes when I didnt even need it and without the book even trying to. "

" 'Always Running' is the coming of age tale of Luis Rodriguez. The novel begins with the Mexican-American immigrant experience, through an adolescence of East L.A. gang-banging, and then finally into a life of social activism. I thought the memoir was a good portrayal of the Chicano experience, but at times found the construction of the book a bit choppy. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about another facet of the American experience. "

" this is a really intresting book. it is about a boy who gets involved with gangs at a really early age. he talks about the troubles the gang causes him and what he went through. he describes his sexual life, so be mature. "

" i read this for my work book club. not all that memorable considering the subject matter. i'm still curious to read My Bloody Life just to see why the kids love it. "

" It is deffinantly the truth and i love how he tells his story of back in the L.A gang days and how things were for him as a kid. "

" Rodriguez's memoir certainly gave me insight on LA gang culture and helps me better understand the community I had formerly worked with in South Central. "

" It WUSZ A KOO BOOK "

" This author has a unique voice and is likeable, but I had a hard time with this book. I pretty much lost interest midway and struggled to finish it. I do think his poetry is very compelling. "

" This book was about a fomer gang member who changed his life around and now his son is going through the same thing and he's telling his son what mistakes he made so his son won't make the same choice he made in life when he was a gang member. "

" Such an emotional story about gang life...helps to understand that it is never really a "choice." "

" Always Running is a great book! I instantly got hooked to this book. It makes you think of how in many places things never change. It really is a good book that has a lot of morals that makes you think before its too late. "

" Rodriguez decribed in great detail the whole story of his gang life. It was nice how he wrote this book for his son because Ramiro (his son) joined a Chicago gang. "

" Teenagers getting involved with gangs. "

" This book was banned from Rockford, Il. schools because it is about gang life. "

" Great read for our student population. "

" This book was really awesome for me to read over the summer. I liked this book because it reminds me of how my dad lived his gang life the same way. I also thought this book was awesome because "

" Gang life is hard to read about but this is so interesting. "

" It was very interesting and even though it was required to read i still enjoyed it "

" This book is really good because i could relate to his story because most of the things that happen to him have happen to me. I like reading books like this because im able to relate to them because hispanics could relate to eachother. "