Thanks to RBmedia and NetGalley for providing me with a digital copy of this audiobook; I am voluntarily leaving this review.

I am the whitest white lady who grew up in an area where there was one black kid in our school. I know all the failures of teaching about the Black experience in the U.S. and have been reading more and more about their history. I had no idea who Goines was except for the fact that he was a popular writer of novels featuring the Black experience.

What I got instead of a straight biography is a social history of what was going on with blacks during the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Goines never gave an interview in his lifetime, so Allen had scant information to work with. I still don't think I got to know much about Goines, and if I had read some of his works, I'd be sorely disappointed in this book.

Low Road is a raw and unflinching look at crime, survival, and resilience. Even without prior knowledge of its subject, this biography captured the essence. Coming from a background where Black history was rarely taught, I found this to be an insightful and necessary read. Eddie B. Allen, Jr. delivers a vivid, thought-provoking narrative that sheds light on experiences too often overlooked. A gripping and eye-opening book that lingers long after its final words.