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Carey
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 07:16 pm: | 
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Hello All
Let's get back to some books for awhile. All that deep stuff around the corner is at times a little to much, whew.
Okay I read Entangled, K. Elliott's Urban, Hip, Street lit offering. Even though I was setup not to like this book, I most certainally did. After reading all the latest posts saying what hip hop/Street is and is not, I was prepared to read some poorly written mess, laden with getto slang, poor structure and/or a poorly written plot. None of this was present in Entangled. Now I'm no English Major nor a professional Critic but I know when a book is holding my interest and is moving along in a nice manner. Yes there was drugs, crime, and even a murder but it wasn't totally about that. There was individuals from all walks of life, good and bad . It also was a well told story.
I had anticipated a book overwrought with ebonic dialog. There was nothing of the sort. Let's face it, even though we may not always speak the Kings English, it is damn near impossible to write the words as they actually sound, therefore it becomes a chore trying to stay in the flow of the characters dialog. K. Elliott refrained from the use of ebonic yet did not deviate from the phraseology most common in the streets. Again, Entangled was not totally about crimes & Drugs, it was about the people, mothers, daughters, boyfriends/girlfriends, partners, and husbands. some of whom where Teachers, Accountants, Electricians, and of course the thugs and those whom loved and hated them. Some of the characters had to deal with careers that directly conflicted with their moral beliefs and their conscious. Some had to deal with the loss of a mother or entire family. Yet others dealt with issue such as trust and love.
One postee suggested that we view or take into consideration the genre or intended audience before judging a book "good" or "bad". I make no apologys for enjoying this book and would recommend it to others. It is a "street book" but unlike that of an Iceberg Slim or Pimp Daddy. The sex scenes were tastefully done (there's nothing wrong with a little bump and grind) and the scenes were not gritty. In my opinion it was a well told and written story. Yeah it had your ever present...light-skinned, dark skin, silky dark brown skin, almond-complexioned, coffee colored skin, tan-colored, smooth pancake-colored skin..... I think you get my point, but that's alright. Again, if this is not your genre, cool, this is not an "erasure" and should not be judge by it's standards but nevertheless it was an entertaining read, I recommend it.
Carey
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Carey
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 07:47 pm: |
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One more thing. I didn't want it to seem like this book didn't have it's fair share of crime up in it too, because it did. Oh yeah, there was shoot-outs, dope deals, bad cops, strip bars and sex for money, oh yeah but all within the confines of a well told story. I almost gave up on the story in the first few pages. It started out a little...ahhh, well, one of the main characters had been locked up and it was said that he had missed out on a lot of things, it said he hadn't chewed gum, seen a dog, and all the cars looked futuristic, like ol'boy hadn't seen TV or looked out a window or had yard (outside physical activities)And when I was ......we got all the commissary one wanted unless you were on restrictions or locked down. However, after that little miss the book settled in. |
Thumper
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 09:05 pm: |
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Hello All,
I'm going to have to check this book out since my Ol' Grayhead recommended it.
Carey: And what's the problem with you being Ol' Grayhead. You trying to go Hollywood on me? Let's go through this one more time for the people in the back row: 1.) You old enough to be my father. Which means you old. You would be considered old, here, Iowa, Canada, all over the world. 2.) Now you mean to tell me there ain't a gray hair on top of that head ANYWHERE!? Come on now, not even on your chin, whiskers ain't coming in gray at all? *eyebrow raised* If you tell me, you know I'll belive you. *rolling my eyes* *LOL* |
Carey
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 09:38 pm: |
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Oh no, don't, don't even try it. What about wrinkled skin and teeth jokes. How soon we forget. See, we ain't even going to start talking about physical imperfections (lol).
Yeah, I thought Entangled was alright. Aside from the criminal element it almost could be viewed as a boy meets girl book and all that entails. |
Thumper
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Post Number: 16
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 09, 2004 - 10:53 am: |
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Hello All,
Carey, I'm sorry but I ain't feeling this book at all. First, it sounds too much like Triple Take and all the other books in this genre that I've read, with that Scarface theme mixed with Bonnie and Clyde thing happening. I'm having a hard time seeing clear the designer name dropping period. But, oddly enough I was going to work my way through it. Then I got pissed. Wehn Jamal started talking about the times he was questioning God. I, initially, thought, Hmm a thought provoking thing about to happen. He blew it when he started on the suffering some people are going through. Like selling drugs ain't causing some people to suffer. I ain't feeling it. |
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