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5.0 out of 5 stars one of the elite, May 11, 1998

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This review is from: Eldorado Red (Paperback)

Goines tells the story a numbers runnre who gets robbed by his own son. Not knowing this of course, he sends two of his men to find the guys who robbed his numbers house. Excellent, excellent, excellent

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4.0 out of 5 stars 'Ol Red, January 19, 2005

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This review is from: Eldorado Red (Reissue ed) (Mass Market Paperback)

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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5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT, December 20, 1998

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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.

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2.0 out of 5 stars DASHEIKZ 2 CENTZ: NO, NOT THIS TIME- WARNING: SPOILER HERE
Donald Goines is one of the greatest black ghetto crime writers of all time. That's mainly due to the lack thereof. Usually, I can look at one of his books like a movie. Read more

Published on September 3, 2006 by DASHEIK

5.0 out of 5 stars Now I see...
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... Read more

Published on August 30, 2004 by Shamontiel L. Vaughn

4.0 out of 5 stars First trial
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! Read more

Published on August 28, 2003 by E-storm

4.0 out of 5 stars First trial
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! Read more

Published on August 28, 2003 by E-storm

3.0 out of 5 stars Alright!
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. Read more

Published on August 13, 2003 by whitley22

4.0 out of 5 stars My 2nd Goines book..so far loving them
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. Read more

Published on March 21, 2003 by nycchic

5.0 out of 5 stars great
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.

Published on November 17, 1999 by Adam

1.0 out of 5 stars great "blaxploitation" rudimentary writing
I find it incredulous that anyone could enjoy "Eldorado Red". This insipid work is indicative of a writer who lacks basic writing fundementals. Read more

Published on June 2, 1999

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