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robyn_m's review
5.0
An amazingly rich and heavy tome, containing a multitude of photos and an essay by Philip Brookman. Also included here are Gordon's stories behind the photos, as well as some of his poetry and more recent work. The stories collected during his time photographing Flavio in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro (Life magazine, 1961) are truly heartrending.
Parks is a great writer, and has published a few autobiographies which impart further insight into his varied career. Our arts book club recently read [b:Choice of Weapons|203990|Choice of Weapons|Gordon Parks|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388333976s/203990.jpg|197385]; I'm glad to have finally been introduced formally to his work and words.
Parks is a great writer, and has published a few autobiographies which impart further insight into his varied career. Our arts book club recently read [b:Choice of Weapons|203990|Choice of Weapons|Gordon Parks|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388333976s/203990.jpg|197385]; I'm glad to have finally been introduced formally to his work and words.
tallblackguy's review
5.0
Good lord, this is rough to look at. Gordon Parks has been everywhere, a true Renaissance man, but these chronicles grab you and don't let you go. Haunting and real, Parks tries to be "objective journalist", but how can you stay that way amidst the squalor and suffering?
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