A Wrinkle In Time

This is an old book, but I remember reading A Wrinkle In Time and loving it. I also loved East of Eden by John Steinbeck, Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid, Ramona Quimby Age 8, Paradise by Toni Morrison, The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker, a lot of Jackie Collins and Whoreson by Donald Goines.

The latter was a gift from my uncle who gave me his collection when I turned twelve. I added Donald Goines to the mix because he was my gateway into urban life in many ways. I am fascinated by his life. He was a drug addict who wrote novels to support his habit. He was like a Charles Bukowski in some ways. But what an interesting motivation. His books had a lot of depth to them and really spoke to the lascivious underbelly of American life as well as race relations. He was absolutely prolific and ahead of his time.