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Summary: THE MUST READ
Review: BLACK GANGSTER IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL NOVELS I'VE READ.FROM STAR TO FINISH YOU'LL ASK YOURSELF WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NEXT,AND YOU'LL WANT TO READ THE ENTIRE BOOK IN A SINGLE DAY. THIS BOOK HAS MORE REALITY THAN MOST SO CALLED GANGSTER MOVIES.WITH A SMART GUY LIKE PRINCE WITH A RIDE OR DIE CHICK LIKE RUBY HE TOOK OVER HIS CITY IN A SHORT TIME AFTER GETTING RELEASED FROM PRISON.THE ONLY THING I DISLIKED WAS THE FACT THAT PRINCE GOT GREEDY AND STEPPED ON THE WRONG PEOPLE AND GOT WACKED,BUT THAT'S THE TRUTH MONEY IS THE ROOT OF EVIL,AND SOME PEOPLE WILL DO ANYTHING FOR MONEY EVEN SET UP A CHILDHOOD FRIEND. OVERALL 10 STARS BUT THE HIGHEST WAS 5.
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Summary: Oooh! It's So REAL
Review: Donald Goines' book entitled "Black Gangster" is one of my favorites in his collection. Likewise, this book tells a story about hustling, pimping, etc. You name he tells it and vividly too. This story basically tells the story of a well-known street gangster that has the black 'hood in the palm of his hand. Everyone in the hood is working for him that includes the drug dealers, pimps, prostitutes, you name it. He even have the small businesses paying him for protection. I can go on and on... CHECK IT OUT! You want be disappointed.
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Summary: a very vivid street cinematic aura displayed in this classic
Review: Goines, pulls you into the characters, you cant help but picture what they actually look like. It deals with the rise and fall of prince's empire.it is also the epitome of a woman standing by her man.
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Summary: this man is the real thang
Review: i dig this brother's books big time.he could write about the most bsic thing but yet say it in away that made you think about.he was full of ideas and thoughts but without cramming everything down the readers throat.very detail and brief but full of purpose.you can relate to his world even if you have never been exposed to it before.
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Summary: THERE IS NON-A-NUDA BOOK QUITE LIKE THIS ONE
Review: I THINK THIS BOOK IS RELLY GOOD ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE GROWING UP IN THE HOOD LIVING THE GANGSTERIOUS LIFE THAT EVERY TEENAGE BOY OR NOW DAYS GIRL WANTS TO LIVE. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE THAT GOIMG THROUGH STREET LIFE ISSUE.
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Summary: THERE IS NON-A-NUDA BOOK QUITE LIKE THIS ONE
Review: I THINK THIS BOOK IS RELLY GOOD ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE GROWING UP IN THE HOOD LIVING THE GANGSTERIOUS LIFE THAT EVERY TEENAGE BOY OR NOW DAYS GIRL WANTS TO LIVE. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE THAT GOIMG THROUGH STREET LIFE ISSUE.
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Summary: Anything with the name Donald Goines is sure to be gold.
Review: I was first introduced to Donald Goines in June of 1998 by August of the same year I had already read all of his books. The only thing that angered me was the fact that no one took the time to inform me about him earlier. His Gansta tales, of pimpin', hustlin' and everyday life in the ghetto gives everyone the opportunity to experience the ghetto through his eyes. With vivid details and cliffhanger storylines he never leaves you anywhere but on the edge of your seat. Personally I fell that every Black person male and female must read his books. Not only do his tales stand stronger than most books of modern time but he is still on the nose as to daily life today. Donald Goines was definitely ahead of his time, in the game and on the typewriter. Although he has gone he has left a legacy behind. A legacy of tales that will not only be passed from his generation to my generation, but as well to the next and the next. I feel if you put any Donald Goines book in a time capsule they would have the same chilling effect that they do today and 20 years ago. That is the mark of a good author, in my opinion it is fact that Donald Goines and Iceberg Slim rate with if not above any other American authors present and past, maybe we should introduce his books to our children at school and let them have an opporunity to experience the street without ever leaving the house or the library. This is also another way to intice inner city children to read when they feel nothing in the library applies to their everyday life. The only problem that I have with any of his works are that they end, and the only beef I have is that his life was struck down in what seemed to be his prime.For all interested parties read anythin by this author and pass it on to all of your friends they will thank you later and do the same thing by passing it on to their friends. That is the only way that our Black literature will survive. Thank you Donald Goines for your life and your mind may God Bless Donald Goines and all of his works I know I'm a better person for reading his books.
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Summary: O Jones from the great lakes state
Review: This book by Donald Goines is an absolute classic. I have this book and I am scared to give it away. I read this book at least twice a year. For anybody that likes the Gangster Gangster stories this book is a must get. I guarantee that when you read this book you will find it very deep! I have One question? whatever happened to the movie? I have the soundtrack!!!!
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Summary: Another Donald Goines Classic!!!
Review: this book is great. it tells the story of prince, an inner city youth forced to rise from common street crimanal to commander and cheif in one of the most ruthless crime organizations in 1970s detroit. filled with truley detailed and discriptive writing about street life. this book portrays the risks it sometimes takes to gain respect and importance. a must read for any fan of crime novels, black or white. goines has struck gold again.
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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST
Review: THIS BOOK IS ONE OF THE
BEST BOOKS I HAVE READ
TRUE TO THE GAME AND B-MORECAREFUL
MIXED UP IN ONE DO NOT EVEN
COME NEAR THIS BOOK
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