Reviews

Always Running by Luis J. Rodríguez

lsavcak's review against another edition

4.0

Rodriguez's story is interesting and relevant

terrancecameron's review against another edition

4.0

It was really hard to tell when the stories happened in his life, but maybe that was on purpose, since he was constantly on drugs or living through traumatic experiences. Either way, it made it kinda confusing and hard to understand how mature he was at that point.

What I learned/was reminded of: I’m lucky to have grown up without even one of the hardships that he had to face — and he was able to beat the odds by always staying true to himself

lainey_sherman3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Drug use, Gore, Addiction, Blood, Classism, Deportation, Police brutality, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Murder, and Suicide

samshriv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

hashqueeb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

3.5

sassyykassie's review against another edition

5.0

This book is one of the most powerful pieces I've ever had to read. Thank you to Luis Rodriguez for sharing his story with us.



TRIGGER WARNINGS:
- sexual assault/rape
- drug abuse
- suicide and suicidal ideation
- self harm
- physical abuse
There are likely others that I've missed. Please be careful before going into this book.

ohheyitsmollyk's review against another edition

3.0

Gang life is hard to read about but this is so interesting.

flighty's review against another edition

4.0

Informative, written from the perspective of someone who truly grew up in this lifestyle.

doctabird's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars. It was a real and raw portrayal of gang life in LA in the 70s, but the writing style was so disjointed that it took me away from the content so often. I couldn't tell when certain stories happened and if it was before or after a particular life lesson was supposedly learned. There were also stories that were included that I never understood why they were included. They were completely separate from the rest of the book with no apparent lesson learned or forward movement.

sjhaug's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

4.0