Cry Revenge (Holloway House Originals)
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When a young Black man sees his brother's dreams shattered, he takes to the streets to start a war. Even if that's exactly what "the system" expects in this bold action-packed urban thriller from Donald Goines, the OG master of urban lit . . . It's not that Curtis Carson is hating on the Latinos in his backyard dice games. He just happens to roll the dice better. But the Latinos don't see it that way, and when one of their brothers is brutally gunned down in a barroom shoot-out because of Curtis's dealings with the drug dealer Fat George, it's Curtis who ends up with a target on his back and his brother who ends up with a wrecked body far from the hoop dreams he once harbored. If things aren't tragic enough, Curtis is hell-bent on setting things straight. He's on a deadly path of vengeance that will leave the streets running red with Black and Latino blood . . .
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1496750020
ISBN13:9781496750020
Release Date:March 2025
Publisher:Holloway House Publishing Company
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.6" x 8.2"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
DONALD GOINES
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Just when I thought I've read all of Donald Goines books, from back in the 70's I find this one on the book shelf at the library. Wow, this book was from way back in the days and it was one of Donald Goines best. The end was like, "Oh Hell Naw" but you got to read it to find out what happened at the end. This was another good book to read.
Revenge story with a twist ending
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Goines brings us into the territory where tension between Chicanos and Blacks in a New Mexico ghetto runs deep. Don't be fooled by the cover because this is not a deep story about Chicano and Black racism towards each other. The story is ultimately a revenge tale set off by a single event. What follows is a bloody chain of events with a unique twist ending typical of a Goines novel. Probably the most original ending for a novel I have ever read. Not to spoil the ending, but it most likely fit more a horror novel than urban pulp fiction. I have only read about three Goines books so far.[Whoreson,Daddy Cool,and Cry Revenge]. Of all the three this ranks as second with Daddy Cool being number 1 and impossible to top]
Revenge is what was got
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
This book was revenge at its best. The ending made my stomach hurt, but the book is very good. You have to really pay attention, or you may get lost, because Goines has many characters doing all sorts of things during the story. There was a lot of hostility between the Blacks and Hispanics from the outset, and it escalated as the story moved forward. All in all, another piece by Goines which is off the hook.
Wonderful, simple wonderful and heart rendering.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Donald Goines is an author before his time. This book is very interesting, as well, as all his other books. Nothing but non stop action. It's hard to put this book down.
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