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Summary: great "blaxploitation" rudimentary writing
Review: Eldorado Red kept me on the edge of my reading chair. Donald Goins was truly the master writer of the black experience and he died as he lived.Royal Bryant
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Summary: My 2nd Goines book..so far loving them
Review: Pretty good book. The 1st one I read was dopefiend and I thought that book was "da bomb"..The story was depicted through actual experience. As for El Dorado Red I thought this book was great, made me almost wish there was a movie to go along with it, great suspense, realness and action. The only thing was that it could of been a little longer, but hey! still a great book...check them out
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Summary: Alright!
Review: This book was alright. It told the story of the hate a boy had toward his father. I thought the book was something like Daddy Cool. Once again this is a book that goes into detail without holding anything back. The truth is revealed.
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Summary: First trial
Review: This book was very,very good to me! This is my first time reading a Donald Goines novel( that's why the review is titled first trial), and I was pleased with the results! This book kept me wondering what was going to happen next. The fistfights, were interesting and I kept reading because I kept wanting to see what was going to happen. The characters were pretty realistic and the plot was great. A son robs his own father's number's house with friends and things the story gets better after that. The ending was alright, not to bad. I also appreciated the armed robbery parts. Those were suspenseful! The book is worth buying and I'm looking for more of his works! It was close to 5 stars!
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Summary: Now I see...
Review: This is the second book I've ever read by Goines and I'm seeing a pattern--he introduces characters and then loses interest in them halfway through to the point of nonexistence (ex. Auntie Dee and Shirley). Ironically, I don't mind. The imagery on the roach house was phenomenal-I was grossed out enough to start looking around my own apartment.
All of the characters were well-developed, the plot ran smoothly and the action was quick but realistic. I wasn't so impressed by "Never Die Alone", but now I see why my ex-boyfriend reads all of Goines' books. I'm already pulling out the next one.
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Summary: great
Review: this novel lacked few things, and it portrayed Donald Goines as the true genius that he was. of all of the goines novels that i have read, this is one of the best.
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Summary: 'Ol Red
Review: This story keeps the theme of Goines' work as usual. The main character (Eldorado Red) runs a few numbers houses, but his son Buddy and some of his friends rob them. After that, its clearly on. He doesn't fail to paint a picture the entire time, two scenes stuck out in particular for me. One of a mass of roaches which made my stomach crawl, and one of a fight toward the end with a hitman and a young dude where the latter gets his arm broken. The ending is pretty good too, so from top to bottom, its another solid piece from Donald Goines.
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