Hood, Noire
Hood, Noire
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Hood
An Urban Erotic Tale

Author: Noire

Narrator: Cary Hite

Unabridged: 8 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2015


Synopsis

Lamont "Hood" Mason is a fearless nineteen-year-old gangsta who was born and raised in the projects of Brooklyn, New York. He was an abandoned child who roamed the city streets and fought hard for survival. The only thing constant in his young life was the safety of a Brownsville barbershop owned by a father figure called Fat Daddy. The barbershop is where Hood comes of age, but cutting hair isn't the only thing Fat Daddy has going on. His daughter, Egypt, is the love of Hood's young life and the one person whose dreams of a stable future can lead him off the grimy urban corners and out of the hustling life. But when Fat Daddy crosses paths with Xanbar, a notoriously brutal drug kingpin, his vices threaten to bring death down on the family Hood loves. In an effort to protect his own, Hood and his best friend and hustling partner, Dreko, take to the streets on a bloody mission that doesn't go exactly as planned. Hood returns to find his world turned upside down by a wave of sex, violence, and betrayal. No longer the starving kid on the street, now he's a man seeking vengeance and retribution, and he might be forced to choose between bending and breaking as he picks up the shattered pieces of his life, one by one.

About Noire

Noire is an author from the streets of New York whose hip-hop erotic stories pulsate with urban flavor. She is the #1 Essence bestselling author of G-Spot, Candy Licker, Baby Brother, and Thug-A-Licious and the editor-in-chief of NoireMagazine.com. 

About Cary Hite

Cary Hite has performed in several theaters across the country as a cast member in the longest-running African American play in history, The Diary of Black Men. He also appeared in Edward II, Fences, Macbeth, Good Boys, Side Effects May Vary, and the indie feature The City Is Mine. He has voiced several projects for AudibleKids, including Souls Look Back in Wonder, From Slave Ship to Freedom Road, and Papa, Do You Love Me?


Reviews

Goodreads review by Christian on September 16, 2010

I trully adored this book, hated the ending, but that just makes me love it more.. because it doesn't give you the cliche ending that people are use to.......more

Goodreads review by Tamara on November 15, 2007

If you ever been to BROWNSVILLE or LIVED in BROWNSVILLE or LIVED in Brooklyn ever in your LIFE! This book is for YOU! Please read its a MUST!......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay on April 30, 2008

I'm probably the only person who can say this book made me cry, but Moo made me cry like a baby. I'm too emotional obviously.......more

Goodreads review by Prima on December 21, 2014

Any book this author touches is a success. I mean it. I loved this book, but I wasn't satisfied with a couple of things. For one I don't like how Hood never actually learned the whole truth. I don't like that Hood never found out just how grimy Dreko got down. Nor did I think Dreko's death was equal......more

Goodreads review by Leona on September 21, 2009

HOOD by Noire Blinded… Hood by Noire had me from the very first page. In the beginning of the story we are introduced to eleven-year old Lamont ‘aka’ Hood. Thrown out onto the cold streets of Brownsville, New York with his four-year old little brother, Moo, to fend for themselves. Seeing an opportunit......more


Quotes

“Blood, lust, and loyalty are at the heart of this latest pulp offering from Noire…Behind Noire’s hyperrealistic graphic violence and raunchy sex are interwoven stories, a strong plot, and carefully drawn characters with classic motivations. Noire is Dickens for the age of dojah, donuts, and dawgs.” Publishers Weekly

“This effort will please public library patrons who like their street lit out on the very roughest edge.” Library Journal