College Boy - The Urban Griot

Here is my take on urban fiction.

I only got through a couple of chapters. The writing was very average and all the characters seemed like stereotypes rather than real people. I read a little bit in the middle and at the end to see if it would get me interested in the story, but no dice.

It's about a black teenager from Philadelphia, Troy, and his experience starting his freshman year at a predominantly white college. The characters talk in a lot of slang, but as soon as one of them used the phrase "knockin' boots" I was immediately suspicious. I could be wrong, but has anyone said that in the last ten, fifteen years? Granted, the book is six years old, but still.

In reading the last chapter, there is a scene where Troy is taking a chemistry test and describes everyone (literally, everyone) around him as working in small groups and cheating. I found it so unrealistic. Where is the teacher while they're all chatting away during an exam? And really, EVERYONE is cheating? There are ZERO honest people at this college?