Feenin

by Nane Quartay

Two powerful personalities are on a collision course in this rocket-fast novel about money, power, and survival.

Coming from a painful childhood that left him on the streets, Tokus Stone is a self-made man--to survive the streets, Tokus became a street hustler, selling drugs to make ends meet while envisioning a future without crime. This vision seems to become a reality--until his past catches up with him.

Now he...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971195374
• ISBN13: 9780971195370
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Strebor Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

I recommend this book to you.........

Feenin is a story about drugs, violence, and life in the ghetto. It was very exciting to me to read. I have read many books but never one like it. At the beginning of the book it didn't catch my attention. At some point in the third chapter I got confused because the author introduced a new character with the name similar to the main character Tokus. I guess the author tried to make the book confusing for more excitement for the reader. I have judgmental opinions about the book. This book makes you notice things that happen in everyday situation. The important theme of the book has to do with drugs and how it becomes deadly when people get addicted. The author Nane Quartay has different ways of expressing her thoughts. He uses strong language making the characters realistic as to everyday life in the ghetto. I fell that I can connect with the book because I see certain things that happen like people using drugs. Tokus is the main character in the book. Tokus had a difficult childhood. In his teen years he was left to manage and care for himself. Tokus decided that he would sell drugs to support himself. Tokus later gradated high school and went off to college. Even though he went to college he still had his street hustle at night. The book continues to add new characters, making the book more exciting and having a twist to each chapter. I enjoyed reading this book. I have always heard people saying that Feenin was a good book and a lot of people can relate to. The book had many surprises and twist which made more fun to read. I look forward to reading another book by Nane Quartay and hopefully it would be as good as Feenin. "If I had to pick a life it won't be the hardcore hustlers I once was" said Tokus. I recommend this book to all who enjoy strong and powerful books.

Face Your Past for a Brighter Future

Talk about a horrible childhood and you would be referring to Tokus Stone. Abandoned by his mother and stepfather at an early age, he literally grew up in the streets. Tokus is an example of being in an environment but not a product of it. He emerged from his miserable surroundings into a true self-made man by setting and attaining goals inspired by incredible self-motivation. Don't get me wrong, he certainly wasn't perfect and this confirms the firm belief that "you can't run from your past". As such, some of the trials of being a drug dealer and a common street hustler came back to haunt him but, overall the reader can develop a sense of pride in his accomplishments.The flip side of the Tokus' coin belongs to Way Jalon. Old money, coupled with a life bred in the toil of others to do his bidding, Way Jalon has his sights set on destroying mankind. He plans on using Tokus as the catalyst. The weapon of choice? A new drug on the market called Feenin. Most powerful for several factors, the most detrimental is its ability to completely kill a community without them recognizing its effects. Unwillingly and unknowingly, Tokus becomes the front man for this sinister operation.The collision of the worlds of these two men is a fascinating journey and I marvel at the literary prowess of Nane Quartay. The characters were enough to give a well-rounded story and each was developed far more than I had originally given the book credit for. For instance, the transformation of the character whose nickname was Bug, into his new name of T'Challa. The mental image we have of bugs and the low regard we have for such creatures in society, coupled with the idea that bugs are timid and scared of humans. The transformation of a person merely by a name change is profound. The author's use of language to paint a crystal clear image of the effects drugs have on a community is powerful. I expected this to be a "ghetto" or "street" novel but now I would have to characterize it differently. It is more poetic with symbolism and imagery, pregnant with imaginative plot twists and resounding with a clear moral outcome. Feenin is an exceptional novel.

WONDERFULLY DELICIOUS

Edge of your seat reading from the first page. Nane Quartay came out with a bang and his writing style is magnificent. I read the book in 12 hours and could not put it down. We all probably know a Tokus somewhere in our life...and if you don't it is a possibility that your are witnessing one being made in front of your eyes. There is a lesson in the reading.