COOKED by Jeff Henderson

I really wanted to enjoy this book.  I really really really wanted to.  Mostly because it's a wonderful true uplifting story of a black man who, as a teenager, got into dealing drugs and making tons of money, and not lacking in the female-adoration department. 
Then, as a Young man, he got caught and sent to prison.


What is uplifting about this story is that, while locked up, instead of falling further down the rabbit hole of crime, he learned how to cook, and how to do it well.  And then...  well, perhaps you should read it for yourself to find out.

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It's heartening to read a story of perseverance like this, it's just that I had a small issue with the writing style.  The author is also a public speaker in schools, and I suspect that his book was written in his voice, as in how people spoke on the street in his time, and how he perceives the world now.   I found the style to be a little jarring, and I found it difficult to concentrate on the story because I felt a lack of flow in his sentences and storyline.
Nevertheless, it's one to give a shot.