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Summary: Goines makes H. Rap Brown look like Pollyanna
Review: Through the simple act of story telling, Goines does more to explain the hopelessness and despair of inner city blacks in the 70's than a 1,000 angry screeds by H. Rap Brown. Goines was/is a powerful writer. As an added bonus, great usage of vintage junkie lingo throughout.
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Summary: THE TRUTH
Review: What can I say this is another classic. Donald Goines taks you into the mind of a dopefiend.He also takes you into the mind of graphic sick twisted dealer name Porky.Teddy is Terry's boyfriend that actually turns her into the darkness of being a fiend.Goines takes you along for the ride as these three character.Terry the main character has nice looks,a car,and a job but the cocaine really screwed her up.The details of how the fiends were getting their "fix" the needles the puss and blood and the surrounding area's are all true envioronments of a dope house. The story has a sad ending leaving Terry with a lost mind another classic I loved this book!!!!!
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Summary: Shook Ones!!!
Review: When I first read this book...I finished it & I cried! I felt those people, even though I dont personally know anyone using heroin, Donald brings life to each of them. As I read it, I could see what everyone looked like because his imagery was so excellent!I have been reading Goines's books for years & this Wad my very first, the most chilling & the one that forced me to purchase nearly the entire collecton!!! It's a shame he's no longer with us because he would have catapulted to superstar status by now. R.I.P, mr. G...
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Summary: Scary
Review: Whoa. This is truly one DEEEEEEP book. If The Coldest Winter, by Sistah Souljah shows you how the dealers and their families live large (until caught) then this book shows you the effects of using. And I mean down and dirty, in horrifying graphic detail the author tells how a junkie shoots up. What it feels like not to have a fix, how they lie, cheat and steal to get that next fix. I won't lie, this book scared the hell out of me! And anyone who knows somebody who might be even REMOTELY tempted to try that most devastating drug of all, herion, then they should read this book. You'll be afraid to take an asprin!
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