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My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King
Written by Reymundo Sanchez
Narrated by Rudy Sanda
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Looking for an escape from childhood abuse, Reymundo Sanchez turned away from school and baseball to drugs, alcohol, and then sex, and was left to fend for himself before age fourteen. The Latin Kings, one of the largest and most notorious street gangs in America, became his refuge and his world, but its violence cost him friends, freedom, self-respect, and nearly his life. This is a raw and powerful odyssey through the ranks of the new mafia, where the only people more dangerous than rival gangs are members of your own gang, who in one breath will say they'll die for you and in the next will order your assassination.
Contains mature themes.
Contains mature themes.
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Reviews for My Bloody Life
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5The audio is fucked up it starts skipping all over the book
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good book. Awful recording. Cut off mid sentence at the end of several chapters.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I really enjoyed this book. From the first page to the last it held my full attention. I found myself not wanting the book to end. I would recommend this book to all.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Interesting story about the making of a gangster. From the outside, its easy to think that kids who join gangs are rebellious and troubled but the truth is that there are many factors that influence a child to grow up and aspire to become a gangster. I had never thought about these things but this book has brought that to my attention. With the author's upbringing, it seems almost without question that he became a gang member. The story is one of violence and risking one's life for the sake of nothing other than reputation and revenge. The author is very fortunate to have survived. The narrator was strange in his attempts at accents and they come off cheesy as hell and even offensive at times. I would have liked it better had the author read it cause the straight laced, white sounding narrator sounds like the complete opposite of the author.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Audio is completely messed up — a lot of chapters are cut off tens of minutes before they’re supposed to end…
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Interesting, but super messed up. I had to stop a few times and wasn’t sure I wanted to keep going, if I really wanted to hear anything more this guy might have to say. The idea that he made money by telling the story of certain things he did feels a little questionable. I like that the author doesn’t excuse his actions, and that he doesn’t try to end with “but I’m better now, so I’m redeemed and everybody should forgive all this”. I think I’m glad I read this. I highly recommend Lady Q, also by him.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book showed me a world I have never ever been a part of. It almost seemed like a horrid fantasy land, like Edgar Allen Poe's vision of Oz, but it is not. It is a real place in the United States. It is a city known as Chicago.Gangs are dangerous in multiple ways and that is the main message of the book. It takes you on a journey from Reymundo's childhood all the way through his teenage years. The book is captivating, in depth, vivid, and shocking. It is difficult to put down due to the fast pace spiral Reymundo goes down - his own personal rabbit hole. He just keeps falling deeper and deeper going through the levels of gang involvement, decrease time in school, and his increased use of drugs and violence for different purposes and reasons.Overall, this is an amazing book. The only other book that has exposed me to a world I have never known before and found this captivating was The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.I am looking forward to reading the squeal to this book, Once A King, Always A King.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I found the book raw, distrubing and honest. It's sad how adults can just F-up the life of a child.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I am normally skeptical of the "memoirs" of gang members. However, Sanchez admits in several places to a lack of knowledge and to being scared of what might happen to him. While I am sure there is some embellishing of the truth, I think there is less than in most similar items.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book will quickly grab the interest of any high school student. Reymundo Sanchez (pen name) tells about his unfortunate home life that led him to be one the most crazy and violent Latin King gang members in the Humboldt Park area of Chicago. Although the author was aged 13-18 in the book, some of his gang life experiences should be censored to students under 18. The book is definetly captivating, but I personally wouldn't feel comfortable reading it with a high school class(even though most of them know everything anyhow).
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The book "My Bloody Life", was based about Reymundo's childhood. And how he grew up getting beat up by his parents. The beatings that he got from his parents, influenced him to do drugs. just to get away from stressing out, or feeling lonely. His words are very powerful, and he even talks about his first sexual activity with a woman that was in her 30's. By the age of 14, reymundo had already started to live independent. He had no family, and only had the king brothers with him. He became a criminal, not willing to open his eyes to reality and that his so called brothers, aren't really there for him. At one point, he became so homeless, and hungry, that he had to experince homosexuality. He didn't do it for pleasure, or because he's crazy, he only experienced it because he was in need for food and money. I think every kid influenced into gangs should read this book. They need to open their eyes, and see that being in a gang isnt just to be cool, it can be dangerous,and can be putting peoples lives in danger. I enjoyed reading this book. it tought me the truth, and hopefully it can do the same with other people.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5it was great! i read it twice!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I just got done reading this and the sequel, "Once a King, Always a King". It's a life I can't even imagine.