WhoresonBy: Donald Goines From one of the most revolutionary writers of the 20th century, the uncensored and gritty novel that inspired todays street lit and hip hop culture. Whoreson After my ninth birthday I began to really understand the meaning of my name. I began to understand just what my mother was doing for a living. There was nothing I could do about it, but even had I been able to, I wouldnt have changed it. Whoreson Jones is the son of a beautiful