Hood Rat

I enjoyed this novel, even ordered the others!

on to the next, great rea i just can wait until animal gets in to it lol

Great book. Will make you feel like your in the projects of ny. Love love loved this book. Just bought Still hood book #2. K’wan I think you’re my new favorite author. I plan on reading all 7.

I just finished this knock out novel by K'wan "Hood Rat". The book was pure FIRE!!! K'wan did his thing, I mean he stuck his foot all up in it.Travel within the pages of this book and you will meet an assortment of interesting characters. Let's start with Rhonda, a twenty something mother of 3 who gives new meaning to the word trifling, she's a welfare queen and proud of it. She doesn't give a sh-- about her kids only getting drunk, high, sleeping around and making life a living hell for her baby daddy Paul, and girlfriend Marlene.Then there is Yoshi a stripper/money getter, and her best friend Billy a tomboyish beauty with a broken heart, who is not sure if she likes men, or something else. The 4th member of the crew is Reese who lives at home with mom and is basically Rhonda's sidekick, she sleeps around and has no ambitions or goals, just like Rhonda.There is also Jah, a true gangsta who is Paul's liitle brother. Spooky his ace boon coon from the womb to the tomb. Crazy Eight the neighborhood mentally challenged pest, up and coming rappers Bad Blood who are Pain, True,Lex and Jay. Bad blood was discovered by Don B., a star in his own right. Marcus, and Cat, who work at the Shooter's Club, a brother and sister that both have their eyes on Billy. Also there are Slick and his crew Rel and Groovy, plus Paul's best freind Larry Love.All of there paths will cross in a truly crazy and violent turn of events during the summer of 2006.I agree with one of the other reviewers, my fave character was Jah too, you really start to root for him although he is busting caps all over Harlem, he's got a good heart and a soft spot for a special lady. I was saddened by the way Paul's life turned out.DRAMA is all up in the pages of "Hood Rat"!!This book is a must read, it is so good I was sad to see it end. I look forward to K'wan's next work!!

I got introduced to Kwans books while on a stay and I noticed some friends always passing and trading books. I could never find anything good in the library so I asked to read one that was being passed around. I was hooked. I think this will be my 3rd time reading Hood Rat. But after the first time reading it, I WAS HOOKED. I have all of his books and none of them disappoint!!!!

Wow! I was just taken on a complete emotional rollercoaster. Talking about a greatly woven tale! This book was so good. I wanted to kick Rhonda's entire azz. I was so drawn into this story until I was air boxing and cursing out loud. My husband was asking whether the story was a true one because of my reactions. But the truth of the matter is it could have been! we encounter some of these misguided youth everyday and their endings are pretty much the same! I would recommend that every teenage boy and girl read this book and find out the truth! This story will save some young girl from thinking that the only thing she has going for her is her body and some young man to realize the street may feed you for a minute, but it will also cage and kill you! The lesson here is necessary if we are ever to change what is happening to our youth in our communities! Great damn job of highlighting these lifestyles and showing them raw and uncut! This was an Outstanding piece of work!

Great read

This book is a must read. If you haven’t read it go on and check it out

I discovered K'wan with Section 8. I loved his prose and needed to know how the story started. After Hood Rat I read every seven more of his novels.