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Can I read The Basketball Diaries on EtoBox?
The Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Basketball Diaries about?
The urban classic coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, and basketballJim Carroll grew up to become a renowned poet and punk rocker. But in this memoir of the mid-1960s, set during his coming-of-age from 12 to 15, he was a rebellious teenager making a place and a name for himself on the unforgiving streets of New York City. During these years, he chronicled his experiences, and the result is a diary of unparalleled candor that conveys his alternately hilarious and terrifying teenage existence. Here is Carroll prowling New York City--playing basketball, hustling, stealing, getting high, getting hooked, and searching for something pure. The Basketball Diaries was the basis for the film of the same name starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Who reads The Basketball Diaries?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Jim Carroll
- Published
- 2025
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Biography, Memoir, Sports & Adventure Biography
- Rating
- 3.98 / 5 (266 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13