Charlie "C.J."

My first impression of the book, True Notebooks, was one of intrest. The idea of reading the thoughts of a juvenile convict(s) was one that I had not yet explored. I was almost sent there when I was younger so this topic has a somewhat real affect on me. I,as a perfectly law abiding citizen, (note the sarcasm) have a somewhat negitive view of most of the characters. But that is a close minded view. I do not yet know why the characters I have read about thus far are in prision or much about their backround. I guess that would be the reason I chose this book. I always to make it a point as a director to view everyone's point of view as much and as evenly as possible. Which is why, I think, I felt a connection with the author/narrator. There have been many situations in my life where I was reluctant to want to do something that in my mind I deemed dangerous. In terms of noteing the author's reluctance, I really did notice it on page 10, chapter 2, where he opens the paragraph with "the touble started..." and there is more but I am out of time...