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Ghetto Celebrity [IMPORT] (Hardcover)

by Donnell Alexander (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Crown Publications; Reprint edition (June 22, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 140005298X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1400052981
  • Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,536,086 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Just what this country needs., July 29, 2003
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This review is from: Ghetto Celebrity: Searching for My Father in Me (Hardcover)
We are living in a time of lies. White lies, absurd lies, blatant lies, atrocious lies, I have had it with lies. The 80's look tame and "I am not a crook" Nixon is a altar boy in comparison. Donnell Alexander tells the truth with all of it's stankness. Donnell wrote about all of that we don't want to admit; our hatred of our bosses, our infidelities, our dysfuctional families, our drug use, our arrogance. It feels good to read honesty. This country needs hundreds more Ghetto Celebrities.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Growing up with Donnell Alexander, July 29, 2003
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This review is from: Ghetto Celebrity: Searching for My Father in Me (Hardcover)
Whoa. This book is about much more than just Donnell Alexander.It's about a child of a unsupported single mother. An awkward adolescent boy trying to be cool (knowing he's not). A young writer trying to give himself the chance to succeed and really struggling with self discipline. And I empathised with all of him. I give the author MAJOR points for his frank descriptions of his sexual conquests. They felt true, lame, sorta selfish and very, very real. I love this uncovering of dimensions and histories of himself and those around him brave...not knowing or caring whether they look good to us or not. Maybe people will respond to the street-cred, hipness but I felt moved by the vulnerability underneath. I don't feel that often from any non-fiction I've read by a man of his age or background. If I had one complaint it's that the book jumps around a bit too much for my taste. I would've been happy to sink into any one of the stories going on for longer. I can't wait for this author's NEXT book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Something different..., July 29, 2003
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This review is from: Ghetto Celebrity: Searching for My Father in Me (Hardcover)
If you love great writing, this is your book. I read a variety of authors, including Dostoevsky, Wallace Stegner, Maya Angelou, Anne Lamott, and Arundhati Roy. Ghetto Celebrity is a unique memoir that's about much more than a single life. Among other things, it's about growing up and about race in America. This is a very honest view, told with incredible style, pain and humor. One of the best books I've read in years.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Reading
Take a good swing at Donnell Alexander. He deserves it sometimes for pretending to be the hippest dude on the block but the best kept secret is that there's a complexity here that... Read more
Published on November 17, 2005 by Sangfroid

3.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read
You've got to read this book. Not because it's all that good, but, as a black woman, we've (black men and women) got to find out what's wrong with SOME of our men. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Keeping it real.
The brutal honesty of Ghetto Celebrity, while shocking to average readers, is not shocking to those who know the author. Read more
Published on July 28, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Time to celebrate Ghetto Celebrity
Ghetto Celebrity is brutally honest, funny, insightful writing in the tradition of Henry Miller, Norman Mailer and a host of other heavyweights. Read more
Published on July 25, 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars Tell me again why I'm supposed to care?
My only question is who is Donnell Alexander, and why am I supposed to care about him? He portrays himself as a celebrity, however this celebrity is in his own mind. Read more
Published on July 21, 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars the man did his job
some writers write about topics outside of their biography. some writers write books about their biography, and somehow make it about all of us. Read more
Published on June 23, 2003

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