Comments on: Hot Fun in the Summertime–Donald Goines, Godfather of Street Fiction http://www.apooobooks.com/hot-fun-summertimedonald-goines-godfather-street-fiction/ Celebrating African American Literature. Promoting Our Voices. Showcasing Our Stories. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:21:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Teresa D. Patterson http://www.apooobooks.com/hot-fun-summertimedonald-goines-godfather-street-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1643 Teresa D. Patterson Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:15:51 +0000 http://www.apooobooks.com/?p=1426#comment-1643 Okay. I guess he'd have to quit since he couldn't get the drugs. Okay. I guess he’d have to quit since he couldn’t get the drugs.

]]> By: APOOO http://www.apooobooks.com/hot-fun-summertimedonald-goines-godfather-street-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1642 APOOO Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:44:37 +0000 http://www.apooobooks.com/?p=1426#comment-1642 Wrong answer but since you were a good trooper here's the answer...#4...he actually had no choice when he went to jail so he had to give up his habit because he couldn't get heroin (surprisingly) while he was in prison. Wrong answer but since you were a good trooper here’s the answer…#4…he actually had no choice when he went to jail so he had to give up his habit because he couldn’t get heroin (surprisingly) while he was in prison.

]]> By: Teresa D. Patterson http://www.apooobooks.com/hot-fun-summertimedonald-goines-godfather-street-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1641 Teresa D. Patterson Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:29:32 +0000 http://www.apooobooks.com/?p=1426#comment-1641 Thanks for giving me another try! All of them seem true, but I'll guess #9 for my final answer. I haven't read all of his books, so I don't know if they all had unhappy endings. Thanks for giving me another try!

All of them seem true, but I’ll guess #9 for my final answer. I haven’t read all of his books, so I don’t know if they all had unhappy endings.

]]> By: APOOO http://www.apooobooks.com/hot-fun-summertimedonald-goines-godfather-street-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1637 APOOO Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:22:31 +0000 http://www.apooobooks.com/?p=1426#comment-1637 LOL actually number 2 is correct...you get one more try...it's very subtle and a lot of folks overlook it because they don't think he was ever able to do this. ;) LOL actually number 2 is correct…you get one more try…it’s very subtle and a lot of folks overlook it because they don’t think he was ever able to do this. ;)

]]> By: Teresa D. Patterson http://www.apooobooks.com/hot-fun-summertimedonald-goines-godfather-street-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1635 Teresa D. Patterson Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:06:33 +0000 http://www.apooobooks.com/?p=1426#comment-1635 Okay. I'll try again. #2 is incorrect. He joined the Armed forces and that's when he got addicted to heroin. Okay. I’ll try again. #2 is incorrect. He joined the Armed forces and that’s when he got addicted to heroin.

]]> By: APOOO http://www.apooobooks.com/hot-fun-summertimedonald-goines-godfather-street-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1634 APOOO Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:55:28 +0000 http://www.apooobooks.com/?p=1426#comment-1634 Hey Theresa and thanks for stopping by and actually number 1 is correct; she was his girlfriend. Hey Theresa and thanks for stopping by and actually number 1 is correct; she was his girlfriend.

]]> By: Teresa D. Patterson http://www.apooobooks.com/hot-fun-summertimedonald-goines-godfather-street-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1633 Teresa D. Patterson Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:30:13 +0000 http://www.apooobooks.com/?p=1426#comment-1633 I'm a Donald Goines fan, but not a die-hard fan. I started reading his novels when I was in my early twenties. Dopefiend is one of my favorites. I'm not 100% sure but I think number one is wrong. I think he and his wife were killed, not his girlfriend. I’m a Donald Goines fan, but not a die-hard fan. I started reading his novels when I was in my early twenties.

Dopefiend is one of my favorites.

I’m not 100% sure but I think number one is wrong. I think he and his wife were killed, not his girlfriend.

]]> By: APOOO http://www.apooobooks.com/hot-fun-summertimedonald-goines-godfather-street-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1572 APOOO Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:07:44 +0000 http://www.apooobooks.com/?p=1426#comment-1572 Hey Darnetta aka fan...so which one of the statements above is false. ;) Hey Darnetta aka fan…so which one of the statements above is false. ;)

]]> By: Darnetta http://www.apooobooks.com/hot-fun-summertimedonald-goines-godfather-street-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1567 Darnetta Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:36:31 +0000 http://www.apooobooks.com/?p=1426#comment-1567 Any Donald Goines fans in our midst? ME!! When did you discover Goines works? I don't remember the year, but I was living with my parents, snooping around in the attic and found a few of his books (along with some Bronze Thrills--or something like that..lol)..snuck and read them. What’s your favorite Donald Goines book? Black Girl Lost Darnetta's last blog post..<a href="http://poeticgenesis.blogspot.com/2008/08/ive-been-tagged.html" rel="nofollow">I've been TAGGED!!!</a> Any Donald Goines fans in our midst?
ME!!

When did you discover Goines works?
I don’t remember the year, but I was living with my parents, snooping around in the attic and found a few of his books (along with some Bronze Thrills–or something like that..lol)..snuck and read them.

What’s your favorite Donald Goines book?

Black Girl Lost

Darnetta’s last blog post..I’ve been TAGGED!!!

]]> By: Angelia http://www.apooobooks.com/hot-fun-summertimedonald-goines-godfather-street-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1560 Angelia Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:41:13 +0000 http://www.apooobooks.com/?p=1426#comment-1560 Arrested Development? Just playing,,, angelia Arrested Development? Just playing,,,

angelia

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