Black Girl Lost

I read this book in one day -- and I worked and had an evening activity! I haven't read a book in a day in years. The story drew me in and kept my interest till the end. This is not a book for the faint of heart. It includes rape. Many objectionable activities are rationalized. This is a story that d......more

This is the third book by Goines I’ve read and like the others it’s incredibly bleak. What stops its relentless, unflinching depiction of the lives of its impoverished black characters feeling exploitative is the book’s verisimilitude and heart.......more

I thought the book was an excellent read...Straight to the point, but at the same time thought provoking. It pushed me through the pages and kept me wanting more until the ending. I highly recommend to readers who want a taste of the urban jungle.........more

So you know this lost black girl will have a bad end before you ever crack the spine. The "Rape and Murder!" -- do not omit the exclamation point -- right on the cover kinda drives that point home. And in a quick 184 pages we get hunger, deep poverty, shoplifting, the possibility of rape, some rape,......more

I pick a good book for my first read by the author and my gosh this was a quick, fast-paced read. Filled with lots of heartaches, I felt for Sandra all the way when chink came into Sandra's life; they were unstoppable. The things chink would do for Sandra and the things Sandra would do for chink. A......more