Customer Reviews

Whoreson

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I have read two other books of goines "Never Die Alone" and "Dopfiend" both of which are totally out of my eliment but had me hooked to the unkown world the minute I started reading. Because I enjoyed them both so much I decided to try Whoreson which came highly recommended to me by my sister who got me started on Goines to begin with. I ordered the book and couldn't wait to get into it.It started out very interesting and got pretty mundane and predictable after some time. Needless to say I didn't enjoy this one nearly as much as the others. I did push threw and finish it since I bought it and started it but certainly didnt' keep my interest like the other two.

Unfortunately for the main character "Whoreson" just so happens to be his name. Despite the title, this happens to be a heartfelt story of a love that just wasn't destined to be. A great tale and another story written in a way that only Donald Goines could deliver. Check it out. You won't be disappointed.

If you're a fan of Goines...get it.

Gritty. Authentic. He lived it. Wrote about it.

Not much else to be said.

I don't know why I'm the third person to review this book, since it's one of the best books I've ever read. It is definitely a must read, and a must have if you are a book collector. The book starts off and it's hilarious. I found myself crying at how funny it was. It was also shocking and heart wrenching. It's either the best book I've ever read or second in line...Haven't figured out which one yet, but if you're going to read a Donald Goines book...Read this one, and you can't help but read the others...5/5

I have to agree with the other reviewer because this is also my favorite by Donald Goines and is much better than Pimp....although it is a very close 2nd

Out of all the Donald Goines books I have read this is still my favorite. Don't let the title scare you away it is a great read and I will read it again!!!

I must say this is the best book I ever read. I could not put this book down, when I started reading this book I could not stop turning the pages. I read a lot but like I said this book is the best, it holds your attention and never lets go. I only wish that he would have written a part II to this book, Whoreson is one of his best.

I love Donald Goines books and what makes it better is that he lived just about everything he wrote about. Amazon has a good selection of his books too.

You won't need a dictionary nor thesaurus at your fingertips when you plunge into this ghetto classic. It's pretty basic. However...it fills all of my criteria for a successful narrative of criminal life. It starts fast and hard, and stays that way, slapping you around with ice cold reality. It seems quite authentic, but not having lived anything like the writer's purported "pimp'n" life, I can't say..it could be a large load of dung.

It moves along furiously like a car that's late for an accident. The character has no discernible redeeming qualities, and makes no apologies for being a most unpleasant fellow. I found myself liking the guy, yet hoping that he would get brought down hard. I couldn't put the book down, and finished it in just a few hours.

I had a hard time with the "hero's" name, "Whoreson". Do you pronounce it to rhyme with "Orson", or is it "Hoar-Sun"? I could not believe that anyone would ever name their child this way. That's really about the only false note I could find, aside from a strange bit of business toward the end. For overall impact and originality, I give this the coveted Five Stars, and will be looking forward to reading more from Mr. Goines.

This book was in new condition, and it was a different type of story, broken english, kinda through me off, but other then the shock of this young mans life, great book.