Im 18 and I've never read a book before

[SwagmundFreud]

You're missing out, kid.

 

[SuburbanPimp]

If Malcolm X was boring read Monster by Monster Kody. That might be more your speed. If U werent feeling malcom x then "1984" wouldnt be for you.






Caught this immediatly. Pimp was written by Iceberg Slim u fool not Donald Goines


"Pimp" has to much old school slang and might throw that kid off.

My favorite Donald Goines books are anything with Kenyatta like Death List...Swamp Man was my sh*t because of the way dude got revenge.....Black mans burden white mans justice was good.....The way ol boy made dude eat the melted Snicker bar out of that fags ass was Beyond Scared Straight worthy

My Bad, You right.....

But after reading Pimp, thats what got me into Donald Goines and urban books.

That old school slang might throw him off but in my case thats what made it so interesting to me. Hearing them talking about "scratch" and "pulling their coat" had me like but I couldn't put it down....

 

[BrothaZay]

If Malcolm X was boring read Monster by Monster Kody. That might be more your speed. If U werent feeling malcom x then "1984" wouldnt be for you.






Caught this immediatly. Pimp was written by Iceberg Slim u fool not Donald Goines. So much for properly acknowledging what helped change your life.


"Pimp" has to much old school slang and might throw that kid off.

My favorite Donald Goines books are anything with Kenyatta like Death List...Swamp Man was my sh*t because of the way dude got revenge.....Black mans burden white mans justice was good.....The way ol boy made dude eat the melted Snicker bar out of that fags ass was Beyond Scared Straight worthy

 

[Fillerguy]

Brave New World and 1984 ,

The kid has never swam before and you're telling him to do a couple of laps in a hurricane.


Read some of American classics in no particular order for their story + dialogue + structure + its easy to get in to status

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
The Warlord of Mars
Of Mice and Men
Black Boy
Catcher in the Rye (start with this)
To Kill a Mockingbird (or this)
The Bluest Eye
Charlotte's Web
The Cat in the Hat
How the Grinch Stole Christmas

If you want very light shyt:
Twilight
The Hunger Games
The Da Vinci Code (i blew past this on vaycay in 3 days inbetween snorkeling with a bunch of ricans )
The Princess Bride
Artemis Fowl (this kid's swag is insane)

 

[cleanface coney]

YBI- Young Boyz Incorporated
Donald Goines liek somebody said
Coldest Winter is some good shyt
Native Son

and nikka you betta read Malcolm X...thats a young nikka manual

BMF-Rise and Fall of Big Meech i seen the movie but the book hard kinda hard to find
might have to order it

 

[Brandsdale]

I tride reading the malcolm x book but it was pretty boring. but then agian i was only like 12

 

[thegreatest]

this can't be true. you can not go through school without reading a book.

 

[Vilified not verified]

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

Start with this.......

Don't let the cover fool you. This is one of the most FUKKED-UP books you will ever read.​

 

[WaveCapsByOscorp™]

with a history like that, i'm surprised you're even able to type on this message board let alone operate a keyboard...

 

[Towlie]

The kid has never swam before and you're telling him to do a couple of laps in a hurricane.


Read some of American classics in no particular order for their story + dialogue + structure + its easy to get in to status

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
The Warlord of Mars
Of Mice and Men
Black Boy
Catcher in the Rye (start with this)
To Kill a Mockingbird (or this)
The Bluest Eye
Charlotte's Web
The Cat in the Hat
How the Grinch Stole Christmas

If you want very light shyt:
Twilight
The Hunger Games
The Da Vinci Code (i blew past this on vaycay in 3 days inbetween snorkeling with a bunch of ricans )
The Princess Bride
Artemis Fowl (this kid's swag is insane)

This, and like OG Kush said native sun...he's not gonna read all of those american classics like huck finn, catcher in the rye to start...

i'll suggest black wall street.

and i dont know if you're op but you sound like a fool

 

[SemiEnlightenedBum]

why start now,be content in being a statistic without being aware of it

 

[HookersandIceCream]

Stupids gonna stupid

 

[BlackAdam]

definitely 1984

 

[Mr. Pink]

just something i can relate to with a good non cliche story

The fukk do you care if it's a cliche story? You've never read a book before. How would you even recognize it's a cliche?