The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighbourhood by Edward Burns, David Simon

The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighbourhood

Edward Burns, David Simon

628 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction crime dark slow-paced

Description

The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known - and cautiously avoided - by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood. David S...

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Moods

dark 90%
challenging 70%
informative 70%
sad 70%
emotional 50%
reflective 50%
tense 30%
adventurous 10%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 40%

Average rating

4.42

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