Boombox

by Gabriel Cohen and Aamna Qureshi

One block. Four neighbors. One very loud problem. Black and white, young and old, men and women, they live in Brooklyn's Boerum Hill, sharing a courtyard in relative harmony. It's what a former mayor... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897335589
• ISBN13: 9780897335584
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

compelling, grim but compassionate

I raced through Boombox to its inexorable conclusion, pulled along by the skillful plotting and by the disparate but believable people in the four households. Given the sympathy Cohen extends to all his characters, one hopes that they will transcend their racial boundaries. That they don't, however, is probably more realistic.