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I'm in awe of authors who can use experimental methods to create new art of the caliber Mikel Jollett reaches in his new autobiography, Hollywood Park.

As a child, Jollett didn't understand what was happening around him; that it was unusual for children to grow up without contact with their parents; that he lived in a dangerous environment; that drug abuse and poverty aren't the norm for every child across the country. When he treats these sections of his autobiography, Jollett uses simple phrasing and linear thinking.

Later in the book, when writing about times he had matured and had a less limited perspective on life, Jollet portrays his life in the context that only an adult would have reached. Highly recommend.