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  • Ghetto Bastard

  • By: K'wan
  • Narrated by: Cary Hite
  • Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,527 ratings)

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Ghetto Bastard

By: K'wan
Narrated by: Cary Hite
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What happens to the children the world throws away? They become animals.

Tayshawn Torres is a child born in the slums and cursed by the sins of his parents. His mother is a notorious drug addict and whore who's more concerned with getting her next high than she is with Tayshawn's well-being. His stepfather hates him so much, he literally treats him like an animal, forcing him to sleep in a cage and scavenge for scraps of food wherever he can find them. Because of his squalid appearance, he is also an object of ridicule by all of the neighborhood kids, who have given him a nickname: Animal.

The only person ever to show him even the slightest bit of kindness is his older brother, Justice. And when Justice is taken from his life, Tayshawn finds himself alone in the streets. His guardian angel gone, he is now at the mercy of the world from which his brother tried to protect him. Tayshawn quickly learns that if he is to survive the jungle, he will have to adapt. Love and companionship constantly elude him, but death and heartache cling to him like a second skin. Gradually the layers of the frightened child he had once been are stripped away until there is nothing left--nothing but Animal.

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Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!

I was glad to hear how Animal became Animal. It was a much needed background story & I am forever in live with Animal as I now feel as though I know him inside & out. Cary Hite did a fantastic job, as usual, drawing me into the story.

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I am a huge fan...this book helped me better understand Animal & the Road Dawgs. Thanks K'wan, you didn't disappoint.

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not great, but good

simply written. sounds realistic. I assume it is. hard life. easy to understand how some kids end up this way. sad.

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Simply Amazing, Loved It From Cover to Cover.

The Narrator is the best Mr.Hite is very immersive in his reading he draws you into the book and keeps you wanting to listen to more and more of the book and the writing is simply amazing astonishing it's an overall great book.

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Ooook

This book was something else. poor animal went through a lot. Now I understand his anger more. overall this was a good book

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I Love Animal

Loved it! Very detailed oriented. I can't say a must read. I can say a must hear. I have a very short attention span. Definitely grabbed my attention out the gate...

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Really good

I like the narration and the way the book was written very good and interesting

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Aminal’s a beast

Kind of miss the sound effects like they did with “Gangsta” and “Road Dawgz”. There was a few but they died off halfway. “Gangsta” was like a movie with the sound effects 😅. But still, Animal is definitely one of my top 3 favorite characters from K’wan. Definitely worth learning his origins.

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Entire series is a classic

Love how characters from the other books are brought in but still keep them mysterious incase someone hasn't read/ listen to them

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Animal

This book is about how Animal became Animal & why Animal became Animal. I enjoyed it as well as the rest of the Animal series

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