| Book #: | 60 |
|---|---|
| Book Title: | The New Centurions |
| Author: | Joseph Wambaugh |
| Publisher: | Grand Central Publishing |
| Pub. Date: | 1970 |
| Pages: | 481 |
| Started: | June 27, 2008 |
| Finished: | June 29, 2008 |
| Time to Read: | 3 Days |
| Back Cover / Inside Flap: | "In a class of new police recruits, Augustus Plebesly is fast and scared. Roy Fehler is full of ideals. And Serge Duran is an ex-marine running away from his Chicano childhood. In a few weeks they'll put on the blue uniform of the LAPD. In months they'll know how to interpret the mad babble of the car radio, smell danger, trap a drug dealer, hide a secret, and - most of all - live with the understanding that cops are different from everyone else. But for these men, these new centurions, time is an enemy. The year is 1960. The streets are burning with rage. And before they can grow old on this job, they'll have to fight for their lives..." |
| Stars: | **** |
| Review: | "I love Joseph Wambaugh for the fact that he doesn't gloss over anything when he writes about the realities of life on the street as a police officer. In this gem, set in the 1960s era LA that is about to erupt with the Watts Riots, the times are tough, gritty, encouraging, discouraging, racially tense, highly charged, and more. The characters that this novel follows are bleakly realistic - hard to love at times, but easy to follow. And only Wambaugh could lead towards an ending like the one that is served up in this novel! |
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From my library to yours,
Tiffany
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