They have many names for the green weed of pleasure, but in the world of Ned Land and his women, they all mean the same thing: they all mean peace for a while, and a way to forget that for a black man the road to the gutter is spiked by the white man's hates. Cooper is not an imitator, his words come from the people and sting with the impact of truth. Weed is more than a novel...it is an unforgettable experience