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By Donald Goines
Read 4/24/11
Donald Goines was a Michigan writer of some note before being killed in 1974. He wrote about the black urban experience. This book starts in the 40's with a baby born to a prostitute and follow him as he grows up in the slums of Detroit and quickly learns the game, running prostitutes and scams so he can lead the easy life. The book is an interesting look a the ghettos of the 1950s and how the man would do anything to get to the ends.. with no regard to the people he crushed on his way.
Highly recommended, I will have to pick up some of his other novels!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
The Lost Symbol (2)
The Lost Symbol
By Dan Brown
Finished 4/23/11
This is the latest Dan Brown thriller, and the plot is wound around Freemasonry, and set in Washington DC. Surprisingly I didnt find the part about Masonry that interesting, but there was some great stuff about DC.
I have this love hate relationship with Dan Brown.. his books read like a made for TV movie... they keep leading up to cliff hangers then focus on another character. This is annoying, however he has the wonderful way of slowing revealing information and back story that is very clever.
This was a worthwhile and enjoyable read.
By Dan Brown
Finished 4/23/11
This is the latest Dan Brown thriller, and the plot is wound around Freemasonry, and set in Washington DC. Surprisingly I didnt find the part about Masonry that interesting, but there was some great stuff about DC.
I have this love hate relationship with Dan Brown.. his books read like a made for TV movie... they keep leading up to cliff hangers then focus on another character. This is annoying, however he has the wonderful way of slowing revealing information and back story that is very clever.
This was a worthwhile and enjoyable read.
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