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Date : November 23rd, 2011How To Win Your Ex Back
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Alice Andrews іѕ living іn Manhattan, operative аѕ a contributor іn Newark, аnԁ uninteresting tο dont think about thе smooth-talking investment landowner ѕhе thουɡht wаѕ Mr. Rіɡht. Whеn ѕhе meets Jack Russworm, a handsome, Harvard-educated doctor, things ѕtаrt seeking up. Bυt аѕ thеіr romance heats up, thеіr differences burble tο thе surface. Benilde Small offers υѕ a tаѕtу, closely observed, eye-opening demeanour аt thе universe οf upper-class Black Manhattan іn a novel thаt іѕ alternately funny аnԁ touching, voluptuous аnԁ bold.
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On a cold, dreary winter day and anticipating nothing better than curling up with a excellent book I chose to give Benilde Small’s debut novel Excellent Hair a chance. Mind you this book had been meeting on my bookshelf for nearly a year and I wasn’t overly encouraged or nervous about conception it but there was just enough information on the book jacket to entice me regarding what I hoped would be a light, quick and entertaining read. Excellent Hair lived up to the challenge! I really loved this book…and was pleasantly bowled over. The tale is told in first person from Alice, the protagonist, point of view. It’s the tale of a most unlikely romance between Alice a hard working, first generation college educated sista who falls for Jack the by-product of an upper middle class, privileged AA family and a third generation doctor. Along the way we really get to know Alifce and the tale seems nearly autobiographical in nature as we journey with Alice from her childhood through the present as she struggles with day-to-day encounters and tries to find herself in the midst of it all. The storyline was spiced with pointed insight regarding contemporary issues such as spousal abuse, incest/sexual abuse, suicide, homosexuality, betrayal, self-esteem as well as caste issues among AAs. Excellent Hair was grammatically well written and the storyline flowed, but, at times, it also felt like a casually plotted storyline with sketchy characters,now and again affected dialogue, and a multitude of loose end situations. I believe that the storyline had the potential to be even better if (1) greater character development was showed beyond Alice’s character; I especially wanted to hear Jack’s point of view vs. life told about him from primarily Alice’s perspective; (2) stronger ending…I was really disappointed in the ending which seemed trite and predictable. Then over again the ending did leave room for a sequel. Overall Excellent Hair was a excellent read and it held my interest so much so that I was able to end the book in one background. Ms. Small’s writing style piqued my interest and I will also give The Itch-her sophomore novel- a chance.
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|EXCELLENT!!,
This was the first time that I have read a book by Ms. Small and it was brilliant! She kept me conception and conception and I didn’t want to place it down. This book describes the lives of many young women who find like when they least expect it. The only thing that left me hanging was the end. It left me wondering what happened after the marriage and whether or not Ms. Sherry was really pregnant. But overall its a WONDERFUL novel. Keep up the excellent work Ms. Small.
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|Fantastic Debut, Benilde,
I really couldn’t figure out the point of this book. Racism and shared class surrounded by the African American culture, or a romance between the protagonist and Jack? I felt that in the first couple of chapters, too much emphasis on the “excellent hair” aspect of the novel was place forth and then it just spun off into this whirlwind romance thing. Despite my negative attitude towards the organization of the plot, I loved Small’s writing style. The sarcasm and cynicism Alice showed added flavor to the book. Miles was a fantastic one too, I know many public who would fit into his very character. Yet I feel that Jack could have been a small more developed, having been one of the main characters. I will look forward to conception Small’s new book, The Itch. It looks like this is one of many entertaining and thought-provoking novels to come.
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