My Skin Is My Sin

by Dejon

Book Overview

DeJon, the Donald Goines of the new millennium, takes you on yet another fast-paced adrenaline run that will have you eagerly anticipating more. Pumpkin, a pretty, naïve teenage girl fresh out of high... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193396720X
• ISBN13: 9781933967202
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Urban Books
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Good Book!!

This was a good book as well, Pumpkin went through a lot and it ended so crazy and tragic. I felt like I was right there! Definitely would read again and again!

What's really Hood?!

This is my second book from Dejon, and I must say I loved it!! His writing style reminds me a lot of Dnald Goines who wrote that gritty, raw keepin it all the way real type of book. There are a lot of characters in this story, and it may seem all over the place, BUT all the characters tie together in the not so happy ending of this story. There's stripping, MURDER, drugs, betrayal and more MURDER. I look forward to the next novel from Dejon, keep doing your thing brotha!!

Staying alive

The setting for Dejon's sophomore novel, MY SKIN IS MY SIN, is an area of Atlanta known as "Little Vietnam." Here we find Pumpkin who is living with her aunt after her mother was incarcerated on drug charges. Constantly harassed by her aunt's girlfriend, Pumpkin realizes it's time to leave after almost being molested. She moves in with her friend who introduces her to her sister, Goldmine. Under Goldmine's tutelage, Pumpkin enters the world of exotic dancing and discovers the dark side of the streets. In the backdrop, there is a drug war brewing in Little Vietnam with some drug dealers from New York who are trying to take over the territory of the local dealers. Pumpkin and Goldmine both play a part is fueling the flames. There is also an interesting subplot which involves White Boy Danny who is the coolest white guy in the hood. Readers will be shocked this "down brotha" has a hidden agenda. MY SKIN IS MY SIN is a plot-driven ride on the wild side. It is a graphic and gritty look at the world of fast money and dangerous living. There is no glamour or success within the pages, just a hard look at the truth. The book is very well written and the author encased elements relating to loyalty, racism and the fight to survive the mean streets. This is my first book from this author and he has captured my full attention. I look forward to future offering by Dejon. Reviewed by Paula Henderson of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

My Skin is My Sin......

This was a good read. This was my first from Dejon, and I was impressed. It kept me interested. I give it 4 stars.

great book ....great story

this was a really good book....i never thought it was goona be this good...the story is far more interesting than a lot of these other books