These lost boys find security in the only way they know and that is the embrace of a gang family. In this book he goes into detail about the things that these young runaways must go through in their daily lives, in their life all they can truly rely on is love, honor and loyalty. He writes plainly and powerfully, about his tragic tale living in the inner-cities of Chicago. The author’s early life can easily be described as tragic, heartbreaking from time to time, but is intended to serve as a warning to those associated with gangs and gang violence.In genre 4 in a book written by Reymundo Sanchez titled My Bloody Life. It’s not spectacular, it just let’s Sanchez tell us that he got out of the gang life, and never has to deal with it ever again.”

“The ending of the book is a satisfying one to say.

The book makes you feel bad for this kid, who is someone I personally wouldn’t like.” “I felt bad for the character, but never knew that this was an autobiography at the time of reading it. The life lived is tragic, as Sanchez details his homelessness after his family abandons him, having lived in hallways, and other homes of gang members, doing anything and almost everything to get by. It interested me to the fact that you can find the type of violence in movies, but this is a first hand experience of the gang life.” “When I read it in high school, I kept reading it because it was a good book. “The level of detail is what gets me to read is, as there are moments where I’m in shock as he’s using drugs to cope, when the drugs make him turn into a different person.” Zachi Harrison It details his venture from a boy who doesn’t belong, into a boy who’s willing to kill anyone that messes with his newfound family in the Latin Kings, a notorious gang in Chicago.įrom beginning to end, you feel bad as Sanchez’s life is horrible, as it may start with his stepfather beating him, to his own mother joining in on the abuse he endures. From birth to the age of 18, his life can be described as one tragedy to another, as the story has him going from being abused by his parents, to joining a street gang at a young age and making his first hit at the age of 14, the book is an insight on gang life in Chicago. ‘My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King’ by Reymundo Sanchez, is an autobiography of the author’s early life. You may not know the author, but his book is surely memorable.

My Bloody Life by Reymundo Sánchez