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No Exit (True 2 Life Street)

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I really didn't know that New Jersey was this freaking hotttt!!! I guess I should open my mind more. This book was fast, and so realistic. 3 friends in search for that almighty dollar. I already told Al-Saadiq I hated the ending but this book is so true to life you can't deny.

Du Drop, E, and Tony childhood friends who find themselves caught up in fast cars, money, women, murder, drugs.

E a sheisty guy from the beginning played himself all the way through and he deserved his downfall he wasn't a real soldier

Du Drop in his weakness for money he sold himself to the devil and lost his religion, a near death experience revived him

Tony the young school boy who took on the notorious alter ego of Nephew DANG.... he had me weak! (Angie said he would!) This young boy comes from the bench and rolls harder than his friends could've ever imagined. His thirst to enter college earned him a hustler's degree.

READ THIS BOOK!!!!

The author is real good peoples also

I read this book February 18, 2003. I didn't even realize I had not posted a review for my favorite.

Tony, good kid not into the streets trying to do what's right in life. Dealt a bad hand with a dad who could careless and a mom working so hard she can't relax.

E, typical everyday dude. Not looking for anything in life but a come up.

Du Drop, Muslim, knowing he should be following his faith and listening to his father, but he love's the life as well.

These three friends have no clue what they all have in common until they start hating on the one dude that they have been sleeping on! Not realizing who Nephew really is, once they find out they didn't know it was like that! Mr. Banks takes us on a hustle we all have heard of, but don't realize how real it is. This was the one story that I can say was truly True 2 Life.

I enjoyed the book. I thought I was left hanging at the end but once you get through the three books it will answer all of your questions. The author did his thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This novel is one of the best urban fiction novels I have ever read..the characters are real and will cause emotions from the readers as they read this book. The writer brings you into the urban experience through his characters. I suggest this novel to those who love a GOOD book!

Here are a couple of adjective to descibe "NO EXIT," eminent, superlative, surpassing, and transcendent. For the two "educated women from brooklyn," the book was not suppose to be grammatical correct. It was street fiction. How many thugs/street niggas do you know who speak grammatical correct or articulate well. I'm also an educated woman who is working on my master degree and I found no flaws with the book. Mr. Bank keep up the wonderful work. I just found out that you released a new book title "BLOCK PARTY." This weekend I will be purchasing and reading I know it will be execellent. When I read "NO EXIT," I could not put it down I completed the book within a couple of hours. I know I can except the same or better from "BLOCK PARTY." I'm starting to look at Newark, New Jersey in a different way. KEEP THE BOOKS COMING.........

I don't know where to start it's so much to say.
This book is excellent reading material. For a
first book you wouldn't expect something like this.
The fire you came with on this it's unbelievable.
I feel a sense of realness with you,just through
your book. It comes with style like I'm here and
you will respect me.So Al-Saadiq it's time to step up
so they could crown the king. THE RULER'S HERE

To the author, I gots to give you your props, this book was good, I mean to the point i couldn't put the book down. You kept it real, you showed people how the street life can really turn someone out. i will recommend this book to everyone. and by the way to the reader that gave him a poor review and talking about the author not having a good education, he must have don't something right his book is selling, oh and by the way since you're a proofreader you must not be that good at it, because if so you would've caught your mistake when you wrote your comment, but you was to busy trying to catch someone else. anyway Al-Saaq Banks keep up the good work, waiting for the next one.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE MY HAT OFF TO AL-SAADIQ BANKS,THIS WAS A GREAT BOOK. DU DROP, TONY, AND E WAS WHAT YOU WOULD CALL PAPER CHASERS AND SELLING DRUGS WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GET MONEY FAST. I LOVED THIS BOOK I READ IT IN ONE DAY I COULDNT PUT IT DOWN SO IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A GOOD STREET NOVEL ABOUT MONEY, DRUGS, AND DRAMA THEN PICK UP THIS BOOK YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED.I CANT WAIT TO HIS NEXT BOOK COMES OUT WHENEVER THAT WILL BE !!!.

This novel is really "true to life". The author Asaadiq Banks does a great job taking the reader to the streets and into the live's of three young men. Tony, E and Du. The story may be fiction but as I turned each page I felt as if I was living this story for real! Mr Banks truly writes as if he lived thru this drama. This book lets you know that the streets are a harsh and cold place where you have no friends and you can't trust no man not even family. I think this is a good book and if you have a young brother pass it onto him and ask him to read it. I am hooked for more true to life drama!

My comment is directed to the reviewer from Brooklyn (Oct 6th). After reading your comments I came to the conclusion that there was some hating going on (on your part). This book was very good. We know that this was the author's first book and for a first book it held you attention and put you right there. If you had a hard time reading it, don't blame the author, maybe it was just your attention span. This book has been hard to locate in the stores because it sells so fast, so whether or not you recommend it to your friends wouldn't seem to matter much. You know there is a saying - those who can (do) and those who can't (teach). When I read your comments that was my first thought. Don't knock what you can't do yourself. Just because you claim to proofread does not mean you can write. That is one of the things wrong with our race now - everybody wants to down their brother or sister but no one is trying to build us up. A pat on the back to Mr. Banks for stepping out there on faith - keep on keeping on. I will be waiting for your next book. Just for the record - everybody that I know has said they enjoyed the book.