Title: Too lightweight
Product review: I would have read this book in an afternoon had it been better at keeping my attention. It felt like a long magazine article, but without any hard data behind it. I enjoyed the author's personal insights, but I would have liked some "meat" to accompany it. The author tries to walk a fine line: condemning the negative aspects of urban culture while not wishing to alienate herself from those who accept it. The usage of "I'm ghetto" was meant to convey the fact that the ghetto mentality is something that creeps into all of our lives, but its constant repetition seemed simultaneously apologetic and a proud wink to those whom would alienate her otherwise.I was greatly impressed by the author's character. I would have liked for her to expound when voicing her well-justified condemnation of a culture that, in her words, "celebrates mediocrity." Perhaps a second work will fill that void.
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