Street Players [Paperback]

Donald Goines (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 255 pages
• Publisher: Holloway House Pub Co (June 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870679600
• ISBN-13: 978-0870679605
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,748,865 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.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars That cold black pearl, June 20, 2005

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soulonice (Arlington, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Street Players (Mass Market Paperback)

This story is about a pimp named Earl who had things going his way, but one event lead to another and his world came crumbling down around him. Unlike other stories or the such you may read or see about pimps, Goines gave this one some depth. He wasn't some fast-talking cat who just wasted money and used women. It was different, because he exposed a vulnerability there you rarely see in a character like this. It's a good read that will have you hooked to the finish.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Earl the Black Pearl", April 20, 2004

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Nitajo Alder "artistic genius_1" (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Street Players (Mass Market Paperback)

This is my seccond Donald Goines book that i've read so far. This book blew my mind it gives you the insight on pimping and prostitution, This book gives it to you straight I WAS IN TEARS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOOK! this is a must read and 1 for the collection.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Street players, April 27, 2004

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Ebony (Rhode ISland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Street Players (Mass Market Paperback)

Basically the book was about a pimp named Earl, and how he had everything. But when a horrible incident happens it changes his life for the worst. This book has so many twist and turns that you will want to keep reading it.This book was good. This book lets you see what was going on in that time and how they had to stuggle to get where they are.I would reccommend this book to any one who wants stay glued to a book. So far I am on the verge of reading all of his books, and i suggest other readers do the same.