Not unenjoyable, but it's dated enough in a way that's not the most pleasant to read in the year of our Lord 2023. I can feel this author's influence on modern crime fiction, like S.A. Cosby, whose books I have enjoyed immensely. Both authors are talented at writing characters who are offered little choice in their lives due to the social prisons they find themselves sealed up in, and their actions reflect this reality. I'm glad I finally read something from Goines, but my crime fiction palette has been sated for the foreseeable future.