Grace After Midnight: A Memoir
by: Felicia Pearson
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While Felicia is a brilliant actor in a truly chilling role, what's most remarkable about "Snoop" is what she has overcome in her life. Snoop was born a three-pound cross-eyed crack baby in East Baltimore. Those streets are among the toughest in the world, but Snoop was tougher. The runt of the ghetto showed an early aptitude for drug slinging and violence and thrived as a baby gangsta until she landed in Jessup state penitentiary after killing a woman in self-defense. There she rebelled violently against the system, and it was only through the cosmic intervention of her mentor, Uncle Loney, that she turned her life around. A couple of years ago, Snoop was discovered in a nightclub by one of The Wire's cast members and quickly recruited to be one of television's most frightening and intriguing villians.
While the story of coming up from the hood has been told by Antwone Fisher and Chris Gardner, among others, Snoop's tale goes far deeper into The Life than any previous books. And like Mary Karr's story, Snoop's is a woman's story from a fresh point of view. She defied traditional conventions of gender and sexual preference on the hardest streets in America and she continues to do so in front of millions of viewers on TV.
While Felicia is a brilliant actor in a truly chilling role, what's most remarkable about "Snoop" is what she has overcome in her life. Snoop was born a three-pound cross-eyed crack baby in East Baltimore. Those streets are among the toughest in the world, but Snoop was tougher. The runt of the ghetto showed an early aptitude for drug slinging and violence and thrived as a baby gangsta until she landed in Jessup state penitentiary after killing a woman in self-defense. There she rebelled violently against the system, and it was only through the cosmic intervention of her mentor, Uncle Loney, that she turned her life around. A couple of years ago, Snoop was discovered in a nightclub by one of The Wire's cast members and quickly recruited to be one of television's most frightening and intriguing villians.
While the story of coming up from the hood has been told by Antwone Fisher and Chris Gardner, among others, Snoop's tale goes far deeper into The Life than any previous books. And like Mary Karr's story, Snoop's is a woman's story from a fresh point of view. She defied traditional conventions of gender and sexual preference on the hardest streets in America and she continues to do so in front of millions of viewers on TV.
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Rating: 
- I'M LOVING IT
NOW THIS BOOK IS A READER I LOVE HOW THE AUTHOR JUMPS RIGHT INTO THE PACIFICS.A GOOD READ A VERY GOOD READ. LOVING THE WAY SHE TURNED HE LIFE AROUND.A GOOD BOOK FOR THOSE ON THE EDGE.ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE WITH HARD WORK AND FAITH AND JUST MAYBE,JUST MAYBE A LITTLE LUCK. PLEASE READ.I GOT INTERESTED IN HER STORY WHEN I BEGAN WATCHING THE WIRE AND HAVE SEEN HER ON OTHER TV,TALK SHOWS AND SOME VIDEOS OH AND A FASHION SHOW.SHE'S DOING THE DAMN THANG.K U T G W GIRL DON'T FALL BACK PLEASEZ BEV DA 1
Rating: 
- It's a Dog Eat Dog World
Born underweight and cross eyed to a crack addicted mother was a challenging start to a life destined by "God". Fostered by an elderly God Fearing couple she grew up with the necessary tools but quickly became a product of her environment.Sitting on the stoop watching drug deals, witnessing murder, holding dope and studying the game.......By the time she was 11 she was officially in the game and by 15 she'd killed a woman and was doing hard time in State Penitentiary.Uncle tried time after ... Read More
Rating: - Tracey's point of view
I enjoyed this book. I seen Felicia on The Wire before I knew she had a book out. She is a good actress. I thought it was amazing for her to actually get a part in a movie that pertain to her real life situation. I want to wish her the best and I look forward to seeing her in other movies since The Wire has been cancelled.
Rating: - A HARD KNOCK LIFE!!!!!!!
THIS WAS A GREAT READ!! SNOOP HAD A HARD LIFE BUT SHE NEVER GAVE UP HER STORY WAS DEEP!!
Rating: - Brief, Blunt, & Honest.
I like this memoir for the pragmatic, unpretentious voice of the author.I wanted more detail, but I was in love with her curt style.I also appreciate how she leaves nearly all judgement and conclusion up to the reader rather than trying to hawk us a heap of saccharine pap (excepting the last two pages, but that's forgiveable).She's not asking to be liked, justified, deified, forgiven, nothing.The story is just told in an endearingly matter-of-fact way.I took off one star for the overall ... Read More
- I'M LOVING ITNOW THIS BOOK IS A READER I LOVE HOW THE AUTHOR JUMPS RIGHT INTO THE PACIFICS.A GOOD READ A VERY GOOD READ. LOVING THE WAY SHE TURNED HE LIFE AROUND.A GOOD BOOK FOR THOSE ON THE EDGE.ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE WITH HARD WORK AND FAITH AND JUST MAYBE,JUST MAYBE A LITTLE LUCK. PLEASE READ.I GOT INTERESTED IN HER STORY WHEN I BEGAN WATCHING THE WIRE AND HAVE SEEN HER ON OTHER TV,TALK SHOWS AND SOME VIDEOS OH AND A FASHION SHOW.SHE'S DOING THE DAMN THANG.K U T G W GIRL DON'T FALL BACK PLEASEZ BEV DA 1
- It's a Dog Eat Dog WorldBorn underweight and cross eyed to a crack addicted mother was a challenging start to a life destined by "God". Fostered by an elderly God Fearing couple she grew up with the necessary tools but quickly became a product of her environment.Sitting on the stoop watching drug deals, witnessing murder, holding dope and studying the game.......By the time she was 11 she was officially in the game and by 15 she'd killed a woman and was doing hard time in State Penitentiary.Uncle tried time after ... Read More
- Tracey's point of viewI enjoyed this book. I seen Felicia on The Wire before I knew she had a book out. She is a good actress. I thought it was amazing for her to actually get a part in a movie that pertain to her real life situation. I want to wish her the best and I look forward to seeing her in other movies since The Wire has been cancelled.
- A HARD KNOCK LIFE!!!!!!!THIS WAS A GREAT READ!! SNOOP HAD A HARD LIFE BUT SHE NEVER GAVE UP HER STORY WAS DEEP!!
- Brief, Blunt, & Honest.I like this memoir for the pragmatic, unpretentious voice of the author.I wanted more detail, but I was in love with her curt style.I also appreciate how she leaves nearly all judgement and conclusion up to the reader rather than trying to hawk us a heap of saccharine pap (excepting the last two pages, but that's forgiveable).She's not asking to be liked, justified, deified, forgiven, nothing.The story is just told in an endearingly matter-of-fact way.I took off one star for the overall ... Read More
