courtthebookgirl 's review for:

Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood by Danny Trejo

5.0

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If you don’t know who Danny Trejo is, you’ve been living under a rock for the last 20 or so years. Danny is a prolific and well-heeled actor - and one of my absolute favorites. I’ve been dying to read this memoir since I first heard about it, and I devoured it in nearly one sitting.

Be forewarned - this book, much like Trejo himself, is TOUGH and unflinching. Trejo suffered abuse as a young man in a terribly broken home, was in a gang, went to prison, engaged in a ton of drug use and more violent and criminal behavior than you can shake a stick at. It’s not an easy read. He has lead a really hard life.

But- and there’s a but!- he also turned it around in the most glorious way possible. In Hollywood now, you’d be hard-pressed to find an actor so generous. For all the wrongs in his life, he has certainly rededicated his life to making them right. He’s not a perfect human and this isn’t a perfect book- but that’s what made me like it so much.

I’ve always been a huge fan of Trejo’s, and after this book, I am even more so. He’s one badass dude, and this memoir is unforgettable.