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Dopefiend

By: Donald Goines
Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly
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The shocking nightmare story of a black heroin addict

Trapped in the festering sore of a major American ghetto, a young man and his girlfriend - both attractive, talented, and full of promise - are inexorably pulled into the living death of the hardcore junkie. It is a horrifying world where addicts will do anything to get their next fix.

For 23 years of his young life, Donald Goines lived in the dark, despair-ridden world of the junkie. It started while he was doing military service in Korea and ended with his murder in his late 30s. He had worked up to a hundred-dollars-a-day habit - and out of the agonizing hell came Dopefiend.

©2007 Donald Goines (P)2014 Blackstone Audio
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Good Read!

A "Page Turner!" Excellent narration. Great voice changes. Story is as relavant today as it was in the 1970's.

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love this book

love Donald's books. Listening to it was really nice. the person thatread it off made it really nice to listen to

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awesome

I have always loved this book. I have read it at least 5 times over, starting when I was about 15 yrs old. it is gritty & raw to say the least. hearing it narrated was an absolute treat!! I love Donald Goines! The narrator was fantastic! Well done!

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Disturbing world of Drugs

The book was interesting enough, it's an old book told at a different time but a lot is still relevant. The story keeps you in engaged but three are soft vet disturbing parts and acts. Be prepared for very explicit disgusting acts of human depravity.

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Wow

Donald Goines has done it again superb storytelling!! You feel as if you are right in the moment with these characters! Sad 😢 but life unfortunately!

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Story,,,Narration ====EXCELLENT

I couldn't stop listening!..Kevin is a very talented voice actor I could listen to him time after time!.... I've read a couple of Mr.Goines books in the 90s. His art for storytelling never disappoints. This story is raw street fiction to the core. I loved it..The streets and everything that comes along with it, has got NO love!!!.... POWERFUL!

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Truly a page turner

good book loved the narrator he did great.. Didn't want it to stop. just took me to the. Jaw dropping riveting.. could not have been narrated better

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It was a hard read at times. I had to stop on several occasions, because even though this was fictional, for a lot of people this is an ugly truth. Tragic story, written beautifully. I’ve heard novels read by this “story teller” before and he never disappoints.

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Needs Screenplay Adaptation!

No, seriously. This needs to be a movie NOW. Set it in the 70s. Period films are popular now.

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wow

the narrator was easy to listen to... I enjoyed the book. I would recommend this book. he took me into the life of an addict and it was not pretty.

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