The Basketball Diaries (Abridged) Audiobook

" This book was ok.. I use to like it a ton, but I was weird than! This book is very depressing, though it is based on a true story but its just the same thing over and over and over again. I would recommend this to people who hate swearing and crude stuff, but if you're in the mood to read something from the real world, good luck! "

" I read this a long time ago so as with many of my ratings it may be different than what I would think of it now...it's on my shelf so when I'm bored I'll have to read it again. "

" One of my all-time favorite books. I regret losing the original copy I owned in 1980, after about 10 or so moves. "

" urban classic. "

" Dark...dark but fascinating. "

" I picked this up because I saw the movie and let me tell you...this is an example of one of those rare occurrences...where the movie was better than the book. "

" I don't remember much about this other than I was terribly bored about halfway through. "

" The book was overall entertaining! the only problem i had with the book was trying to determine the age group all the names fit in to "

" for those who were or just want to know how it's to be a kid of the big city streets "

" probably the first time in my life where i preferred the film "

" Absolutely hated!!! "

" A completely screwed up look into Jim Carroll's adolecescence. It was hard not to like this book, a street smart kid growing up in NY during the 60's fall's under the hook of heroin yet still has dreams and aspirations of poetry and basketball. Honest, ugly, and at times funny as hell. "

" As weird as it might sound, I read this while I was in high school and it seemed like a window into what boys were like. I wasn't hanging around this exact type of boy at the time but it seemed like a view into the unknown nonetheless. I also recommend the movie a lot. "

" Really liked the bare bones, slang. "

" Fascinating. Still one of the best memoirs on this period I've read. "

" I saw Carroll read once. It was really great. "

" Favorite book (after To Kill A Mockingbird). "

" Love him. I actually went to hear him read at a little bar in the East Village a while back. He read and then Ray Manzarek played the piano and sang. I felt like I fell into the 60s. It was an amazing night. "

" Yet another book to make small town teens want to do drugs. This might be the first book I read about hustlers. Maybe not. "

" for a book with such an exciting beginning, this sorta died towards the end. "

" Read it for my book group. It was probably more shocking when it came out. I am curious to see the movie now since it is really a collection of anecdotes. "

" I couldn't even finish this, and I have no morals. "

" Brilliant. I love Jim Carroll. One of my greatest influences to this day when it comes to my writing style. "

" i just don't see why people think he's an amazing writer. great story but if he wasn't all f'd up it wouldn't be good at all! "

" Read it for my book group. It was probably more shocking when it came out. I am curious to see the movie now since it is really a collection of anecdotes. "

" Love him. I actually went to hear him read at a little bar in the East Village a while back. He read and then Ray Manzarek played the piano and sang. I felt like I fell into the 60s. It was an amazing night. "

" Saw the movie when I was a teen, but the book is mind-blowing. Really takes you back to the inner city in the 80's, early 90's. DiCaprio didn't do it justice in the film. Great entries, but tough topics! "

" I normally love books like this, but this one I just found to be pointless and boring. So glad that's over! "

" loved this book as a teenager and still love it as an adult 9/10 "

" This is one of my favorite books...I love Jim Carroll "

" This is a good read but it left a dirty feeling. "

" One of my all-time favorite books. I regret losing the original copy I owned in 1980, after about 10 or so moves. "

" The book was overall entertaining! the only problem i had with the book was trying to determine the age group all the names fit in to "