The Revolt of the Cockroach People
by Oscar Zeta Acosta
Taste attributes: biographydocumentarypoliticalfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survivalunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: an inventive biography, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
About This Book
In this exhilarating sequel to The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo, Acosta takes us behind the front lines of the militant Chicano movement of the late sixties and early seventies, a movement he served both in the courtroom and on the barricades.
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- Author
- Oscar Zeta Acosta
- Published
- 1973
- Pages
- 262
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- Open Library
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