Inside the Crips: Life Inside L.A.'s Most Notorious Gang (ISBN 0312329296)

Outside looking in!:
I read "Inside the Crips" when it was released and am ordering another copy because I keep sharing the one I have. Not to be compared with "Monster" in any way, it stands alone. The finale of the book includes the scene at Inglewood Cemetery. As it draws to a close, you are present with the author but you don't "have his back" because you are stunned. Simpson gains merit as an author with ability to describe that scene.

Not Good:
Colton Simpson is a poor man's Monster Kody Scott. Read Monster if you want to read a real Crip Book.

Inside The Crips:
Colton Simpson takes the reader on an incrediable journey that opens the ghetto's and leads you into the heart of gang warfare. It is descriptive and heart-wrenching. The insight into the Californian Jail system is appaling. This book is a must read for those wanting to understand the African American street struggle.

Inaptly named:
This book should be more correctly titled Nothing I Did Was My Fault. While parts of the book were enjoyable, for the most part it was all a diatribe as to why all his problems in life are the fault of "Whitey", the Government and the "Pigs". Apparently he himself had nothing to do with the bad choices made.

Great Book!!:
I hardly read book, because I lose interest. But this book was very interesting and it gives you background to why people do what they do....it all goes back to the parents!!!