Black Gangster

This book is great!!! I really LOVE Ruby she is really a Gangsta Bi$$h...I actually read this book a few times, I allow a few months or a year to pass then I pick it up and read it again, always grabs my attention, especially after a few apple martinis......more

I like the way Goines can write a story. His books are not for everyone, he is really along the trash literature types, but I like him, because lots of readers would not even give him a chance. Yeah he writes about the dark underbelly of the crime world, he writes of pimps, hustlers, gangsters, whor......more

My first Donald Goines book! I enjoyed immensely and plan on reading more sometime soon. The characters in this were amazing. Ruby is so high on the list of favorite all-time characters she's right next to Winter Santiago. This, like The Coldest Winter Ever is a story I won't forget. One thing that......more

It started a bit dry; but slowly it became something pretty special. As it is from an insider point of view, it has a natural flow to it; everything feels very real but equally unreal. Also unlike most of the gangster related work it is neither glorification nor vilification of the lifestyle; which......more

I’m not even about to lie i almost cried a couple times man. This story was fantastic i already have Street Players coming in the mail. I found Donald Goines looking for storylines that are more relatable for a young black man and this satisfied my request. I also saw online that Common and Nas spea......more