My Bloody Life; The Making of a Latin King, by Reymundo Sanchez, Chicago Review Press: Chicago, July 2000. 320 pages. Reviewed by Kayla Kees.
My Bloody Life; The Making of a Latin King was an enthralling, full-detailed autobiography that was well written. This story releases an inspiring quality to all readers, especially to the teens and pre-teens. For a specific audience, this nonfiction story could definitely convince all young children to strive for success. It’s gory. It’s violent. It’s a page-turner, and it speak to a life many of them know or live. I would argue that My Bloody Life holds my students’ attention better than any other book on my shelves. Upon completion, it generates a buzz of its own. Students talk about it, they recommend it to friends, siblings, they want to know if I have read myself or if I have the second in Sanchez’ trilogy (Molly, 2011).
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He was a young teenager who lived a rough lifestyle in the city of Chicago. He was continuously being beaten and sexually assaulted by Pedro, his mother’s boyfriend, which his mother also abused him. Reymundo surrounded himself with gang members, where he was inheriting bad influence. At the age of thirteen, he was drinking alcohol, using drugs and having sex. Still being mistreated at home, he becomes more and more involved with gangs, but later, it all caught up with him.
A person’s childhood affects the outcome of their future because of situations they are put in. The book “My Bloody Life; The Making of a Latin King” written by Reymundo Sanchez was based on a true story that is inspirational and influential to most readers. After reading this story, it would most likely be recommended to young teens who live the same lifestyle because it would benefit them for the better. This book was chosen to critique because the author expressed his knowledge of literature to readers by explaining his theme, using imagery, and his