Though the book is non-fiction, it at time reads like a quirky novel, with memorable charactors like Buddy the overweight lesbian. Now that the nation's welfare system is in its final years, its interesting to see theeffects of New York State's extreamly generous welfare benefits had on alow-income neighborhood and its residents in the first few years, which isthe background of the story, which concerns a black man falsly accused ofraping a white woman.
The books is very well-written and engrossing. Iread it in only two sittings.
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A new edition--with a new Preface by the author--of Gilder's seminal first book--the true story of Sam, a young, black ex-Marine whose charm and intelligence cannot keep him out of serious trouble. Gilder's indictment of the welfare system as a key element in what went wrong with Sam's life rings disturbingly true.
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