Black Gangster

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Summary: Another Great Book From The Best Author
Review: This book started a little slow but once it got into the action, I could not put it down. Ruby was a soldier who stood by her man all the way to the end! The book told the story of how one man Prince took over the city. This book did not hold anything back! I love Donald Goines books because you don't know what to expect but reality. THIS IS A MUST READ!

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Summary: Very strong piece
Review: This guy seemed to be ahead of his time. This was the first book I've read from Goines, but it won't be the last. He had a way of making the story so vivid, so real; he had a way of just bringing it to life and putting you right in the middle of the action. His characters in this story(the main ones) all had their own traits, and Prince and Ruby surely were the mad couple if there ever was one. The thing most impressive about it to me was he tied in actual events along with his story. The riots in Detroit, along with Black nationalist issues were key then, and he tied all of it in with what he was bringing to the table.

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Summary: Shrug my shoulders...
Review: This is the third book that I've ever read by Donald Goines and now I'm confused about whether I like him as an author or not. This book was really hard for me to get into after Prince got out of jail. Then when the Cougars came in, I was all over it. Then when Ruby got all Queen Bee, I was bored again. It was just one big roller coaster of emotions. I'm still going to read another one, because I didn't like his first one, thought the second one was great...so I figure there's a pattern there too!

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Summary: CLASSIC
Review: This was a great book. After reading this I wanted to go out and try some of things he wrote in the book to see if I could pull them off like he did.

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Summary: Tells truth about corrupt leadership
Review: What I particularly liked about this book is that Goines exposes the manipulative tactics of post-Dr. King "Civil Rights" leaders in his character of Prince. Followers of people like Marion Barry would do well to read Goines' description of Prince's plan to manipulate the emotions of the masses in the ghetto for his own selfish gain.