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Boondocks: Because I Know You Don't Read The Newspaper | 
| Author: Aaron Mcgruder
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $10.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  65 reviews
Sales Rank: 146992
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 8.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 0740706098
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780740706097
ASIN: 0740706098
Publication Date: August 15, 2000
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Product Description
The Boondocks took the syndication world by storm. The notoriety landed Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder in publications ranging from Time magazine to People magazine which named him one of the "25 Most Intriguing People of '99. Centered around the experiences of two young African-American boys, Huey and Riley, who move from inner-city Chicago to the suburbs (or the "boondocks" to them), the strip fuses hip-hop sensibilities with Japanese anime-style drawings and a candid discussion of race. Funny yet revealing, the combination of superb art and envelope-pushing content provides one of the most unique strips ever.
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 Riley, you're not in the papers any more! July 21, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
It was a sad morning when I opened my newspaper and found Boondocks gone. Well, I suppose most people really don't read the newspapers, but I do and I miss the ferocious honesty and sardonic humor of my favorite strip since Odd Bodkins.
This is a fine reprint of the early Boondocks. The wit is subtle enough and the art is fresh enough to be enjoyed again and again in book form. If you missed Boondocks as a daily strip, then you're in the lucky position of catching it now. If it's too gritty for you, as Riley might say, it's your loss, sucka.
THE BOONDOCKS IS A MASTERPIECE!!! June 30, 2007
AARON IS A TRUE MASTER OF BRINGING ONE OF THE FUNNIEST COMIC STRIPS EVER! THE BOONDOCKS IS SO FUNNY AND SO REALIST THAT YOU CANT HELP BUT TO LAUGH AT THE HONEST AND RAW TRUTH ABOUT OUR SOCIETY. AARON DID A TERRIFIC JOB IN BRINGING RACISM TO THE FOREFRONT AND DID IT A BRUTAL AND FUNNY WAY. THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT MOMENTS IN THE BOONDOCKS...WHAT I TRULY LOVE IS THAT AARON MAKES YOU THINK ABOUT THESE CHARACTERS AND YOU DECIDE WHO IS RIGHT AND WRONG. IS HUEY OVERLY PARANOID ABOUT PEOPLE AND OUR GOVERNMENT? IS REILY TOO INTO GANGSTA RAP AND THUG LIFE? IS CINDY TRYING TOO HARD TO LEARN ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE AND THEIR CULTURE? IS JAZMINE ASHAMED TO BE BLACK BECAUSE OF HER HAIR? IS GRANDPA TOO STRICT ON THOSE KIDS? THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT AARON SHOWS US IN THIS CRAZY WORLD OF THE BOONDOCKS AND EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE SOME ISSUES BUT WHAT MAKE THESE CHARACTERS SO GREAT IS THE REALISM BECAUSE I CAN RELATE TO ALL THESE CHARACTERS ESPECIALLY CINDY AND HUEY I MET PEOPLE LIKE THEM. THANK YOU AARON FOR BRINGING BOONDOCKS TO LIFE. I TRULY HOPE THAT THERE IS A SECOND SEASON OF THE BOONDOCKS BECAUSE REGINA KING IS BRILLIANT AND FUNNY AS HELL AND THE WRITING ON THAT SHOW IS TRULY A MASTERPIECE. I MEAN IF THEY CAN KEEP SOUTH PARK WHY NOT KEEP THE BOONDOCKS!!!
Cute January 4, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I liked this book better then I liked the season on DVD. It is a cute comic
Do your research August 24, 2006
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love the Boondocks and this book is the first thing before the show. All the Newspaper strips 4 one year in one book. BUY IT NOW!!!!!
I'm going to buy more... July 15, 2006
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I couldn't put this down. This had me laughing in the wee hours of the morning...and thinking too.
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