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This is a book that I bought again and again by chance and liked it very much.
Reflecting the realities of a city as it is in such a fluent, simple language... This is seriously a book worth reading.
Berlin and a gang... A Blood Brothers gang consisting of young men between the ages of 16 and 20, who are underage, poor and lonely, most of whom have run away from their families in dormitories.
Hunger and misery have become their biggest struggle in life. There's nothing they can't do to earn a penny or two every day without getting caught by the police. This includes stealing and even having to market oneself. When you read it, you say, yes, life really drags you to places you never want, forces you to do things you never want, but at the same time, it offers you a chance.
Will and Ludwig are just two of dozens of messed-up kids who are making chances for themselves. They managed to survive when they left the gang and made their way.
It is a choice to continue your life, good or bad.
I think what is questioned in the book is justice and the system. One wonders where is justice when there is so much misery, and this reminds me of a quote by Ahmed Arif.
"The law only exists for the poor and that is only when it comes to punishment."
Will and his friend are arrested, everything is put in order, they are sent back home, and even if they escape, they live in fear until they come of age... Justice? Justice? one asks.
Or girls selling themselves at the age of sixteen, people ruined by hunger. We see that people try every way to survive, and these are explained in full detail in the book. I think that's what made the book really impressive.