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 enlarge | Author: Rubin Carter
Publisher: Penguin Global
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 218797
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 339
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.8
ISBN: 0140149295
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9780140149296
ASIN: 0140149295
Publication Date: May 1, 1991
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 The rounds go on and on... April 28, 2003
10 out of 28 found this review helpful
I purchased this book, after viewing the much celebrated movie, "The Hurricane." The book is mediocre. I found it difficult to believe much of the writer's exaggerated boasting regarding his many talents. I had erroneously gathered from the movie, that this was a self-effacing, self-made man, not so. The reader is ever searching for the "real meat" of the story, however, the bulk of the story is about the author as a "ghetto-bad boy." The last few chapters of the book are short and quickly race you through the actual murder and trial. Overall it is not well written and disappointing.
 A touching story inspires child. December 13, 2002
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
This story reached out and touched the lives of many people. It also made people realize not to be racist. I know that I used to be racist and this turned my life around. The fact that rubin was in jail for a crime he didnt commit just because he wasnt white isnt at all fair. His story inspired me not to be racist and to get others not to hate the non-white. It has touched many lives and i like that. I am one of Rubin's biggest fans.
THE HEARTS OF MEN December 9, 2002
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter's "The 16th Round" made my weekend delightful. It is one book that calls morality to question. The story it tells is just one out of the millions most Black Americans of his era (and beyond) developed immunity to hearing. It is a sweet sad story; and every page of the book seem to ask: Where has justice gone? I couldn't give an answer, but I know one thing for sure: Freedom was faraway, and compassion was nowhere to be found.
Yes, like every other society, there are two people in the U.S.A.: the good ones and the bad ones. Given the nation's racially charged history, I can understand the reason why "freedom and justice" are among the most common phrases that feature in every Presidential Speech. History clearly shows that the United States of America deliberately deprived herself of both true freedom and true justice. The reason for this being that the country showed more interest in the skin-colour of her denizens than in the contents of their character.
Permit me to add this: I have always been a vocal supporter of Capital Punishment: as a deterrent for heinous crimes. But, the fact that justice has been, and are still being perverted on a daily basis (has since) doused my support for Death Penalty. My conscience never tires to remind me that many unfortunate 'Rubin Carters' have been put to death solely because of their skin-colour, and never because they actually did what they were accused of doing. These unfortunate souls were never champions. They were never celebrated. Their transitions went unheralded, but God kept the count. The human heart is desperately wicked! We have soiled our hands, and have polluted our lands with innocent blood. Our wickedness is worse than stench!
Well, there is no point crying over spilled milk. The most reasonable thing for us to do now is to change. We have to seek true penance, true repentance, before seeking the forgiveness of God. We owe these to God, and to all our victims. I have always known that the more unfortunate 'Rubin Carters' lie in unmarked graves. Their "16th Rounds" may never be written.
 Quite charming and emotional, but lies!!! September 24, 2002
15 out of 37 found this review helpful
This book is a complete distortion of the truth behind the real story of Mr. Carter.The story is told from the side of an angry convict who was constantly in trouble with the law because he was a sociopath who projects his responsibility for his failures on society and the law. Many of his claims are bendings of the truth of what had actually happened to him. For example, he was NOT 11 when he first went to juvenile school for stabbing a pedophile. The real story was that he was 14 and mugged an old man for $55 and his gold watch. I have an original copy of the boxing match between him and Joey Giardello. Giardello was an excellent fighter who was in fact, unable to knock out Carter, but Carter wasn't even close to having the skills of Giardello. The only rounds that Carter won were the first 5 out of all 15 rounds fought. At the time of his first conviction, he was not the #1 contender. He had in fact lost 7 of his last 15 fights which occurred after the loss to Giardello. He was also not an activist; there isn't any evidence to support his claims on that. Also, if he was an activist, why wasn't there any mention of it or any audio/video of it in The Hurricane starring Denzel Washington?... Denzel Washington once said, "This man is love", in reference to Mr. Carter. If Rubin Carter is "love", then why did he and the Canadians and Lazarus, who dedicated several years of their lives to freeing him, sit in separate rows and never spoke one word to each other at the premiere of The Hurricane? Look at the website's truth before you make a judgement. Peace
One of the Best September 5, 2002
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I read this book after seeing the movie the Hurricane. I was thought that this would be a more in-depth telling of the movie; boy was I in for a pleasant surprise. I could not put this book down, each time I picked it up I was drawn into the struggle that Rubin Carter faced in his life. As a man in America, this book touched me on many levels; I could feel the pain and Rubin struggled against odds that were always against him. But more important is the message that is held deep in the pages of this book. One should never give up on what you believe to be right, and that life is full of obstacles. You have a choice, either let those obstacles destroy you or find a way to get past them. Read this book now!
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