What do You think about True To The Game (1999)?
I read this book in my early teen years, at that point in my life, this whole Urban glorified drug game ghetto fiction was captivating to me. I thought that the characters relatable, because there were so many girls that I knew, and my Philadelphia area, who were just like Gina. But now, I see that, this type of fiction, is inappropriate, there's so much of it going on in real life, that there is no need to write about such types of lifestyles, in books. I will say though, that when people say that the characters are underdeveloped, they don't understand that, in Philadelphia, that is all that these girls care about, Gena was a great representation, of the miss guided youth women, in my city.
—Ayanna Dickerson
I'VE COMPLETED READING A BOOK CALLED,"TRUE TO THE GAME".WHICH IS ABOUT A WOMEN NAMED GENA WHO HAS HAD A RECENT RELATIONSHIP WERE SHE WAS ABUSED BY A MAN NAMED JAMAL,SO SHE LEFT HIM FOR A MILLIONAIRE NAMED QUADIR WHO HAD IT ALL GOOD LOOKS,MONEY,JEWELS JUST EVERYTHING HE WAS A DREAM MAN A FANTASY.SHE HAD MET HIM AT NIGHT CLUB OUT OF TOWN WITH HER BESTFREIND SAHIRA WHO WAS BRUTALLY MURDERED DURING THE READING WHICH WAS A HEART BREAKING MOMENT. A LIL AFTER HER FRIEND WAS MURDERED WHEN SHE THOUGHT LIFE COULD'NT GET ANY TOUGHER HER 1 IN A MILIION DREAM GUY'S LIFE HAD BEEN TAKEN NOW SHE DOESNT KNOW WAT TO DO JUST WHEN SHE THOUGHT SHE HAS HAD THE PEFECT LIFE. I ENJOYED THIS BOOK BECAUSE I HAVE A FRIEND THAT WENT THROUGH SOMETHING SIMILAR. I WOULD SAY THIS WOULD BE AN TEXT TO LIFE. ALTHOUGH SHE DIDN'T GO THROUGH SOMETHING ABUSIVE SHE DID LOOSE SOMEONE SHE LOVED DEARLY TO THE STREET. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANY YOUNG ADULT FROM AGES 17 AND UP. I WOULD PREFER A PERSON OF THIS AGE TO READ, SO THAT THE PERSON CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT'S REALLLY GOING ON. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A STREET BOOK, I BELIEVE IN SOME WAY IT'S EDUCATIONAL, BECAUSE IT TEACHES YOU HOW TO MAKE CHOICES BEfORE MAKING THEM.
—Shelinna
I read this book, finally, because I always heard good reviews about it. I honestly do not see why. The main character had no development throughout the book. She seemed to only care about money and how to maintain her lifestyle. The writing was going back and forth from different points of view often jumping around making it read like a school aged story. Maybe If I was eighteen I could appreciate this novel a little more. (It was such a simple read that I was able to finish it in less than 24 hours.)
—Janee
