When I bought and read this years ago, I expected something really DEEP. Baisden has very passionate opinions, and I hoped he would reveal them in this novel."Men Cry in the Dark" was sometimes funny and entertaining, but never DEEP and stimulating. Perhaps 'cry' was a metaphor for talk because these men did talk in the dark, but no meaningful tears were shed. I did not sense, wipe, or taste the drop of a tear from the men nor myself.This one almost made me cry tears of disappointment, but I still enjoyed his other novels.