RaveWillamette Week\"In Mitchell S. Jackson\'s new book, nearly every word hurts ... [The writing] is dense and rich, alternately blunt and tender, with references that run the gamut from Snoop Dogg to Adam Smith. The content, though, isn\'t for the faint of heart ... Jackson writes about [the brutal events in the text] with shocking candor ... And it\'s not just the personal details that sting ... It\'s often painful to read, but Jackson weaves these stories together with fluid grace ... what Jackson has created is a monument to the marginalized—and it\'s every bit as harrowing and beautiful as its architect\'s life.\
