The Bookworm says... Wow! Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton is truly fascinating. Humans of New York began as a photography blog on tumblr. Then, Brandon began to ask for short quotes to accompany the photos. Eventually, he was conducting fifteen to twenty minute interviews with all of his subjects. HONY is a concept that is taking social media by storm, and having a lasting impact in American hearts through it's latest featured segment on Syrian refugee families.
In Humans of New York: Stories, Brandon Stanton includes hundreds of stunning photographs with captions ranging from nothing at all, to a short quote, to a whole story. Some stories are heart breaking, and some heart warming. Some are just plain adorable ("Today in microfashion...). I can't think of a simpler way to say it: HONY is so cool. Read this, and then mail Brandon Stanton an aggressively long letter thanking him for doing this, because that's what I'm about to do. There is no better way to get to know the real New York City than to read this book.
"There are two books in America: one for the rich and one for the poor. A poor person does a crime and gets forty years. A rich person gets a slap on the wrist for the same crime"(241).
Find Brandon Stanton and Humans of New York:
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork
Official Website- www.humansofnewyork.com