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Knuckleheadz
Date: August 29, 2012
Ghetto girls birth em. Hood rats love em. Society fears em. Police target em. And the penitentiary welcomes em. From the coochie to the casket, these trouble making band of misfits wreak havoc on the community. They are loyal to no one but themselves and not even death can scare them. They are untamed, untrained, and worst of all, unchained. They run through the city with reckless abandon and perform unspeakable acts of random terror on innocent, law abiding citizens. They are the definition of trouble makers. They are...Knuckleheadz. Antwan, the ring leader, is a twenty year old malcontent with big dreams and small money. Ever the optimist, Antwan won t stop reaching for the moon until he s touched the stars. Temp, his fiery, quick tempered partner can t seem to keep it in his pants and because of it, the majority of his money goes towards paying for abortions. Bishop is the only member of the crew to be employed on any level, albeit part time. He likes being part of the crew but is getting increasingly tired of some of their antics. And when a tragic turn of events leaves him holding a smoking gun, his loyalty to his crew is severely tested. Niko has his own set of problems. Hanging out with his comrades provides him with his own personal fortress of solitude, far away from the pain of his abusive mother. Chris is the quiet one of the crew. He doesn't say much, but he s always down to put in work. Guard ya grills...The Knuckleheadz are on the loose
Ghetto girls birth em. Hood rats love em. Society fears em. Police target em. And the penitentiary welcomes em. From the coochie to the casket, these trouble making band of misfits wreak havoc on the community. They are loyal to no one but themselves and not even death can scare them. They are untamed, untrained, and worst of all, unchained. They run through the city with reckless abandon and perform unspeakable acts of random terror on innocent, law abiding citizens. They are the definition of trouble makers. They are...Knuckleheadz. Antwan, the ring leader, is a twenty year old malcontent with big dreams and small money. Ever the optimist, Antwan won t stop reaching for the moon until he s touched the stars. Temp, his fiery, quick tempered partner can t seem to keep it in his pants and because of it, the majority of his money goes towards paying for abortions. Bishop is the only member of the crew to be employed on any level, albeit part time. He likes being part of the crew but is getting increasingly tired of some of their antics. And when a tragic turn of events leaves him holding a smoking gun, his loyalty to his crew is severely tested. Niko has his own set of problems. Hanging out with his comrades provides him with his own personal fortress of solitude, far away from the pain of his abusive mother. Chris is the quiet one of the crew. He doesn't say much, but he s always down to put in work. Guard ya grills...The Knuckleheadz are on the loose
295 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 3, 2012
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March 3, 2013
Get Money
Antwan, Temp, Bishop, Niko and Chris are a group of…what else…knuckleheads. Each with a different reason for doing what they do, they find it easier to steal or to kill than to work for theirs.
With danger, violence, and deceit, this book set up as a story that should and could have easily blossomed into an entertaining tale. However, C.J. Hudson’s “Knuckleheadz” quickly transformed into a predictable and typical street tale that’s been told many times before. I found this story to be in need of two things: 1) developmental editing and 2) copy editing.
The story lacked balance. For instance, one character’s motivation for getting quick money was to pay for medication for his sick sister. Her health was mentioned often in relation to that character yet readers didn’t learn what that sickness was until well into the book. Over 100 pages in there was a mention of remission. Readers could only assume it was cancer as the term remission is often linked with cancer, but that’s not always the case. It was not until almost 200 pages in that readers learned that it was cancer and what kind of cancer to be exact. In doing so, it came off as almost an afterthought. As if the author knew his character’s reason for hustling would be a sick family member but gave no thought to what that illness would be and went with cancer. Any disease could have been thrown into the story with the way it was written. But when it came to sex, whether the sex involved the characters or their family members, readers were given details blow by blow (no pun intended), sex scene after sex scene. Lack of balance. Poor development. Readers also do not get a complete story as a way to make room for a second book.
As far as the copy editing, there was an absolute overuse of exclamation points and the word “then.” So much focus went into slang that it went terribly, terribly wrong. In addition to the slang giving me a headache, it resulted in errors. Many words ending with “ing” were changed to “in’.” That’s fine but someone forgot to tell the word forgetting as it was spelled forgetting’ throughout the entire book. Yo (as in a greeting or attention grabber), yo’ (slang for your) and you/your were interchangeable. When yo was often used as slang for your, the punctuation was missing and the “y” was capitalized, even in the middle of a sentence.
The logic behind creatively spelling the title with a ‘”z” to make knuckleheadz instead of knuckleheads yet spelling it correctly throughout the novel escapes me.
With some assistance there is potential within this story. As is, it’s not one I can recommend.
Reviewed by: Toni
2.5 stars
Antwan, Temp, Bishop, Niko and Chris are a group of…what else…knuckleheads. Each with a different reason for doing what they do, they find it easier to steal or to kill than to work for theirs.
With danger, violence, and deceit, this book set up as a story that should and could have easily blossomed into an entertaining tale. However, C.J. Hudson’s “Knuckleheadz” quickly transformed into a predictable and typical street tale that’s been told many times before. I found this story to be in need of two things: 1) developmental editing and 2) copy editing.
The story lacked balance. For instance, one character’s motivation for getting quick money was to pay for medication for his sick sister. Her health was mentioned often in relation to that character yet readers didn’t learn what that sickness was until well into the book. Over 100 pages in there was a mention of remission. Readers could only assume it was cancer as the term remission is often linked with cancer, but that’s not always the case. It was not until almost 200 pages in that readers learned that it was cancer and what kind of cancer to be exact. In doing so, it came off as almost an afterthought. As if the author knew his character’s reason for hustling would be a sick family member but gave no thought to what that illness would be and went with cancer. Any disease could have been thrown into the story with the way it was written. But when it came to sex, whether the sex involved the characters or their family members, readers were given details blow by blow (no pun intended), sex scene after sex scene. Lack of balance. Poor development. Readers also do not get a complete story as a way to make room for a second book.
As far as the copy editing, there was an absolute overuse of exclamation points and the word “then.” So much focus went into slang that it went terribly, terribly wrong. In addition to the slang giving me a headache, it resulted in errors. Many words ending with “ing” were changed to “in’.” That’s fine but someone forgot to tell the word forgetting as it was spelled forgetting’ throughout the entire book. Yo (as in a greeting or attention grabber), yo’ (slang for your) and you/your were interchangeable. When yo was often used as slang for your, the punctuation was missing and the “y” was capitalized, even in the middle of a sentence.
The logic behind creatively spelling the title with a ‘”z” to make knuckleheadz instead of knuckleheads yet spelling it correctly throughout the novel escapes me.
With some assistance there is potential within this story. As is, it’s not one I can recommend.
Reviewed by: Toni
2.5 stars
January 1, 2013
Yes, They Are
In this novel, we meet five friends who are trying to keep their heads above water Each has their own set of problems. While each dealing with their own stuff nothing gets in the way of their friendship. Only being able to count on one another, they show the true meaning of friendship, often not shown among male characters. I enjoyed reading their prospected stories; they tied together very well.
While it is evident that Mr. Hudson can tell stories and is very talented with the pen, the behind the scenes stuff is missing an editor and proofreader to catch the mistakes. I noticed many mistakes that should have been caught. What seemed like a name change of one of the main characters turned out to be a case of the author’s thoughts gone wrong. This was confirmed with a conversation with the author. Also, slang talk is not universal and needs to be tuned down as I was clueless on some of the words used in this novel. One more thing bothered me while reading this. The title is Knuckleheadz with a Z yet, throughout the book they are referred to as Knucleheads with a S. Not sure the meaning of the use of z instead of s but at the very least be consistent with it.
In closing, there are some great messages in this book. Giving some of the boy’s upbringing you can fully understand why they’re called knuckleheads. Mr. Hudson address several issues plaguing the youth of today. Oh yes, these menaces to society are teenagers not even old enough to buy cigarettes. Yes, they cause major havoc in the hood. With the cliffhanger ending, its evident there will be a part two. I hope this author heeds my words and invests in himself to get to the next level and tones down the slang as it makes for a long, taxing read to figure out what he means.
SiStar Tea
ARC Book Club Inc.
3 star rating
Dec 2012
In this novel, we meet five friends who are trying to keep their heads above water Each has their own set of problems. While each dealing with their own stuff nothing gets in the way of their friendship. Only being able to count on one another, they show the true meaning of friendship, often not shown among male characters. I enjoyed reading their prospected stories; they tied together very well.
While it is evident that Mr. Hudson can tell stories and is very talented with the pen, the behind the scenes stuff is missing an editor and proofreader to catch the mistakes. I noticed many mistakes that should have been caught. What seemed like a name change of one of the main characters turned out to be a case of the author’s thoughts gone wrong. This was confirmed with a conversation with the author. Also, slang talk is not universal and needs to be tuned down as I was clueless on some of the words used in this novel. One more thing bothered me while reading this. The title is Knuckleheadz with a Z yet, throughout the book they are referred to as Knucleheads with a S. Not sure the meaning of the use of z instead of s but at the very least be consistent with it.
In closing, there are some great messages in this book. Giving some of the boy’s upbringing you can fully understand why they’re called knuckleheads. Mr. Hudson address several issues plaguing the youth of today. Oh yes, these menaces to society are teenagers not even old enough to buy cigarettes. Yes, they cause major havoc in the hood. With the cliffhanger ending, its evident there will be a part two. I hope this author heeds my words and invests in himself to get to the next level and tones down the slang as it makes for a long, taxing read to figure out what he means.
SiStar Tea
ARC Book Club Inc.
3 star rating
Dec 2012
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