Daddy Cool [Paperback]

Donald Goines (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1974

"[Donald] Goines's novels have sold millions of copies in the inner cities (rappers are big fans). Originally published in 1974, this high-profile paperback reprint takes him mainstream. It's about time." --Suzanne Rura, Entertainment Weekly

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Editorial Reviews

Review

One of the most exciting literary revival series since the rediscovery of Jim Thompson's novels. (Digby Diehl - Playboy )

If you can't get enough of Shaft, Foxy Brown (the original one) or Dolemite, then check Old School Books' new series of pulp novels featuring the boldest African-American authors of our time. These new cultural artifacts are fast-paced and hard. They take the brutality and ruin of the urban Black landscape and transform them into art. Each character in the series is searching for 'old school' wisdom and never loses sight of the racial, political, and emotional context from which they came. (The Source )

My endorsement of Old School Books is a hundred percent. This is the kind of publishing program that shows serious readers that publishing can still be more than just a business. This is a cultural service of the highest order. W.W. Norton and Company deserves a standing ovation. Congratulations. (Clarence Major, University of California, Davis )

Glad to see that at least one publisher isn't afflicted with the bottom-line fever, the republishing of these old time classics proves that Norton is devoted to quality publishing. I'm especially glad to see John A. Williams' The Angry Ones used. It's as fresh as the day it was written. (Ishmael Reed, University of California, Berkeley )

As of late, members of the pulp pantheon are finding themselves being revised by Hollywood, scrutinized by serious academics, and canonized by the Library of America, though they never completely went out of fashion. But a little-known subgenre of pulp that faded from public view will soon be getting its second chance when Norton's Old School Books, a series of paperback reprint by black pulp novelists, hit bookstores. (Village Voice Literary Supplement ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Donald Goines was a career criminal and addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences. From 1969 through 1974 he published 16 novels with Holloway House, which are now recognized as blood-soaked and almost unbearably authentic portraits of the roughest aspects of the black experience. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 218 pages
• Publisher: All America Distributors Corp (November 1974)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087067188X
• ISBN-13: 978-0870671883
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,170,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Donald Goines was a career criminal and addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences. From 1969 through 1974 he published 16 novels with Holloway House, which are now recognized as blood-soaked and almost unbearably authentic portraits of the roughest aspects of the black experience.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A modern urban classic, January 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Daddy Cool (Paperback)

Daddy Cool is one of Donald Goines's best books. Goines has to be respected for not taking the easy way out with his characters. Daddy Cool is not so much a novel about a hitman as it is about a father in sudden turmoil, faced with conflicting loyalties. As with his other books, this Goines novel can't be appreciated with a closed mind. His writing style is straight forward and graphic. Unlike many writers, he doesn't do it for shook value. There is no mistaking what he wants you to see or how his characters feel. He writes from experience and tells you a fictional story set in a very real world. It's not pretty, but reality rarely is.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than what you think initially, September 26, 2004

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soulonice (Arlington, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daddy Cool (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was much more than what I thought it would be. Goines brings Daddy Cool, a professional hit man, to the forefront. The thing is this is much more than a man out killing people. It's another example of him having a story within a story. His daughter runs away from home after a heated argument one night, and that is when the story really picks up. Now Cool has his job to do, which was stressful enough, and has to locate his daughter, as well as having problems at the house with his two stepsons, who know all too well what was going on without letting Daddy Cool know about it until it was too late. Another classic by a classic writer.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Daddy Cool, November 29, 1999

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thuy-duong (san jose, california) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daddy Cool (Paperback)

In the book "Daddy Cool" by Donald Goines talks about his story. He wrote about his family and how he go through the problem with his daughter. His daughter and him were having an arguement, she moved out and live with her boyfriend. While she lives with him, he told her to go out and work as a whore... I reccomend this book because I think this book is very interesting. It talks about a real life person who have to go through a lot of trouble.