Comments on: After Tupac & D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson http://blog.mawbooks.com/2010/04/07/after-tupac-d-foster-by-jacqueline-woodson/ Maw Books - book reviews, book recommendations, book lists, author interviews and more! Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:35:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: nicole langan http://blog.mawbooks.com/2010/04/07/after-tupac-d-foster-by-jacqueline-woodson/#comment-77999 nicole langan Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:20:02 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=5260#comment-77999 Will add it to my list,thanks! Will add it to my list,thanks!

]]> By: Ronnica http://blog.mawbooks.com/2010/04/07/after-tupac-d-foster-by-jacqueline-woodson/#comment-77990 Ronnica Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:20:55 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=5260#comment-77990 Just added this to my TBR list...looking forward to it. Just added this to my TBR list…looking forward to it.

]]> By: Lu http://blog.mawbooks.com/2010/04/07/after-tupac-d-foster-by-jacqueline-woodson/#comment-77983 Lu Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:27:28 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=5260#comment-77983 I know a little about Tupac, but not a lot, so take what I have to say knowing that. I watched the VH1 documentary about Tupac right before reading this book and he really was revolutionary in a lot of ways and I think that for some people, that was enough. It didn't matter that eventually he did things that were wrong -- it was the system that lead him to that. It didn't matter that he was put in jail, like you said that was the system. He was the first person who was really talking about what it was like to live in the streets in such a way that people could relate to it and understand it. He was a poet, an actor, a writer and an activist, outside of just being a rapper. Then some really terrible things happened to him, including being beaten by police in Oakland for jaywalking. Then he was shot. Those things caused him to be very suspicious of police and any authority. Does that excuse any of his actions? Not in my book. But did it for a lot of people? Absolutely. That would be my guess. People would believe anything he said because he was the only one who was being honest with them. I think that what you said is pretty much spot-on. Because they had seen people unjustly imprisoned and mistreated, it was much easier to believe Tupac when he said that was the case. Would I like to believe that he really was innocent of the things he did? Sure, but it isn't likely. And even if he is innocent, it doesn't excuse him of the things he did do, like promoting gun and gang violence. All that being said, he did do some great things and inspired a lot of people. A person can be a good artist and not necessarily a good person. I think Tupac started out on the right track, acting as a voice for the voiceless, but eventually the violence and lavishness of the lifestyle caught up to him. So I hope that helps a little, and I hope that if there's anyone out there who knows more about Tupac, to correct me if anything I have said here is incorrect! I know a little about Tupac, but not a lot, so take what I have to say knowing that. I watched the VH1 documentary about Tupac right before reading this book and he really was revolutionary in a lot of ways and I think that for some people, that was enough. It didn’t matter that eventually he did things that were wrong — it was the system that lead him to that. It didn’t matter that he was put in jail, like you said that was the system. He was the first person who was really talking about what it was like to live in the streets in such a way that people could relate to it and understand it. He was a poet, an actor, a writer and an activist, outside of just being a rapper. Then some really terrible things happened to him, including being beaten by police in Oakland for jaywalking. Then he was shot. Those things caused him to be very suspicious of police and any authority. Does that excuse any of his actions? Not in my book. But did it for a lot of people? Absolutely. That would be my guess. People would believe anything he said because he was the only one who was being honest with them. I think that what you said is pretty much spot-on. Because they had seen people unjustly imprisoned and mistreated, it was much easier to believe Tupac when he said that was the case. Would I like to believe that he really was innocent of the things he did? Sure, but it isn’t likely. And even if he is innocent, it doesn’t excuse him of the things he did do, like promoting gun and gang violence. All that being said, he did do some great things and inspired a lot of people. A person can be a good artist and not necessarily a good person. I think Tupac started out on the right track, acting as a voice for the voiceless, but eventually the violence and lavishness of the lifestyle caught up to him.

So I hope that helps a little, and I hope that if there’s anyone out there who knows more about Tupac, to correct me if anything I have said here is incorrect!

]]> By: April (Good Books & Wine) http://blog.mawbooks.com/2010/04/07/after-tupac-d-foster-by-jacqueline-woodson/#comment-77791 April (Good Books & Wine) Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:44:14 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=5260#comment-77791 I love Tupac! If anything, listen to his song Changes. I just read my first Jacqueline Woodson book recently -- "Peace, Locomotion" and cannot wait to check out her other books, including After Tupac & D Foster. I love Tupac! If anything, listen to his song Changes.

I just read my first Jacqueline Woodson book recently — “Peace, Locomotion” and cannot wait to check out her other books, including After Tupac & D Foster.

]]> By: Sandy http://blog.mawbooks.com/2010/04/07/after-tupac-d-foster-by-jacqueline-woodson/#comment-77784 Sandy Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:09:22 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=5260#comment-77784 Rap is not my thing, so I don't know much about the rapper, except for his larger-than-life reputation, which wasn't very wholesome to say the least. I do LOVE Woodson (thanks to you and Amy) and am always amazed at how much thought, complexity and emotion she can pack in just 100 orf 150 pages. Rap is not my thing, so I don’t know much about the rapper, except for his larger-than-life reputation, which wasn’t very wholesome to say the least. I do LOVE Woodson (thanks to you and Amy) and am always amazed at how much thought, complexity and emotion she can pack in just 100 orf 150 pages.

]]> By: bermudaonion (Kathy) http://blog.mawbooks.com/2010/04/07/after-tupac-d-foster-by-jacqueline-woodson/#comment-77768 bermudaonion (Kathy) Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:36:06 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=5260#comment-77768 I know nothing about Tupac (or any rapper, to be honest) but I still think the book sounds great! I have Woodson on my list of authors that I need to try. I know nothing about Tupac (or any rapper, to be honest) but I still think the book sounds great! I have Woodson on my list of authors that I need to try.

]]> By: Jacqueline http://blog.mawbooks.com/2010/04/07/after-tupac-d-foster-by-jacqueline-woodson/#comment-77757 Jacqueline Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:14:38 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=5260#comment-77757 Jacqueline Woodson is an author I have on my ToBeRead list for this year. I've never read her. Jacqueline Woodson is an author I have on my ToBeRead list for this year. I’ve never read her.

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