The Souls of Hood Folk is the first collection of short stories to successfully fuse together everything that is great about African-American literature. Its stories are both erotic and socially conscious; the book is undoubtedly urban yet undeniably universal in theme, style, and characterization. Roger Porter displays a knowledge of his subjects that is rarely seen in a literary debut and he leaves his reader absolutely dumbfounded in anticipation, not only for his personal future as an artist, but for the future of literature itself which upon the publication of this book has been profoundly altered. For these reasons The Souls of Hood Folk is an instantly indispensible work of art, so please take your time with this book and savor it forever.