Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781847673114
ISBN: 1847673112
Label: Canongate Books
Manufacturer: Canongate Books
Number Of Pages: 656
Publication Date: September 04, 2008
Publisher: Canongate Books
Sales Rank: 116
Studio: Canongate Books

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Rating: - Reportage for an era...

If you were putting books into a time capsule, wanting to tell future generations what life was like, you'd include this. It's that good.

Fans will know that David Simon co-wrote The Wire, probably the best piece of television for at least 20 years, if not ever. If you want to know how that all started, and where it got its' biting authenticity, novel-like sweep, attention to detail, and editorial bravery; well, it's all here.

Simon was given an opportunity that, ... Read More

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Rating: - A modern masterpiece
For fans of The Wire this is where it all began. David Simon taking a year out from his job at The Baltimore Sun and spending it with the city's Homicide unit.

The result is a masterpiece. Homicide is a brilliant piece of journalism, getting under the skin of Baltimore's violence and into the way of life and minds with the men charged with solving murders that pile up at alarming rate. It is so well written that it reads like a piece of fiction and you have to keep reminding yourself that ... Read More

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Rating: - Book of the year for me!
I don't normally write reviews but after such a brilliant book, I think it would be rude not to.
The author's style of writing matches the subject perfectly, and the black humour appealed to me throughout the whole book.
David Simons knowledge is undeniable and you can tell that he has researched this thoroughly.
Because of this book I have started watching 'the wire'(how did I miss that series when it came out?), and they have complimented each other perfectly.
Thanks for a cracking ... Read More

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Rating: - Excellent, if now dated
I read this when it first came out, and thoroughly enjoyed it, someone borrowed my copy and never returned it - a crime there, surely. It was equally as impresive the second time around although it is dated, the events being almost 20 years ago, and the police procedures and politics being a bit like reading earlier books in Ed McBain's 87th Precient series (e.g., reading about the 50s in the late 70's, the same time gap involved in reading 'Homicide' now). It comes across as a gritty, realistic, not completely ... Read More

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Rating: - Read this and die happy.
This book is so readable. The writer is a true talent. You will learn, be entertained and informed. Buy or share it with your kids, spouse , friends and grandparents. I lost my first copy on a flight and I was upset. My wife replaced it to please me, also so that she can read it. This is better than The Wire. Enjoy.

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