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Title: Milk in My Coffee by Eric Jerome Dickey ISBN: 0-451-19406-3 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: July, 1999 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.41 (466 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: JUST AWFUL (why are there no (-)negatives for the ratings?)
Comment: For lack of a better word, this book was WHACK! The writing was so terrible that if it weren't for a book club reading, I would have returned the book to it's owner (glad I didn't buy it). Eric's use of analogies was so infantile that I am in disbelief that he attended UCLA's writing program. Here are a few examples of these CHEAP analogies:
"..my stride to the subway entrance[was]slower than molasses in Alaska."
"I hated being played like a game show."
"I hated the hypocritical feeling I was feeling. It was as thick as cold oatmeal"
"My breathing was as thick as Aunt Jemina Syrup."
Need I show more? WHACK!!!!!
Every time I read the word "SmooVe" I cringed. It was not cute, it was annoying. And what was up with Kimberley calling her mother "mom-mom"???
Eric juxtaposed being a white woman vs. being a black woman. On one side I read how black women are ghetto, crazy and loose. Kimberley (the 'white' woman) was also loose, but she had class, adventure and sanity. At one point in the book when Kimberley does get upset with Peter, she says "Sorry. I guess my black side is coming out". Eric, how dare you!
This book did not teach anything new or interesting about interracial dating, it only brought forth black and white (and especially black) stereotypes. The book was boring, the twists were predictable so the only things that jumped out at me was the terrible writing style.
Rating: 2
Summary: Don't Read "Sister, Sister" First!
Comment: I bought this book without reading the jacket or studying any reviews. I loved Eric's writing in "Friends and Lovers" and "Sister, Sister" so much that I trusted it would be another potpourri of seeing things from a man's perspective and laughing out loud at the actions of the well-written characters. But, I did not enjoy "Milk in My Coffee" as much.
The trip to find his brother was a detractor from the storyline. I hate to skip pages for fear of missing something, but I really struggled to not do that in this chapter. I was so ready for Jordan to get back home and to the business at hand.
The relationship with Kimberly could have been more passionate. Since Jordan was not the interracial dating type, I would assume that he would have had to been over the edge regarding Kimberly. I didn't feel the heat that made him decide to turn his back on his negative thoughts on dating outside one's race.
I didn't really care about any of the characters. They seemed like they would be good guests on the Sally Jesse Raphael Show (not Jerry because they weren't down and out ghetto).
However, I must give Kudos to Eric in the way he slowly developed Kimberly's character regarding her ethnicity. I didn't see that one coming, the element of surprise is a readers best friend.
I will continue to read Eric's work because I believe different times in a writers career spur different writings. This book may have been written in a time that was prosperity was bountiful so the corresponding work may not reflect the need to please and give the audience what they really want. Well Eric, I want to laugh and really feel the characters again.You should get together with your friend Lolita Files and write a book. I would have to go through hell or high water to get that one!
Rating: 4
Summary: Another great book by Eric Jerome Dickey
Comment: MILK IN MY COFFEE by Eric Jerome Dickey
This is the second book by Eric Jerome Dickey that I've read, and so far I am really enjoying his books. MILK IN MY COFFEE is about a successful African American man living in New York that becomes involved romantically with a woman that is white. And it is not something he broadcasts to the world. It's not that he's ashamed of being involved with a woman that is not black, but he knows it is something that his friends and family will not approve of.
Told in a very lighthearted yet down-to-earth way, MILK IN MY COFFEE addresses the age-old issue of interracial relationships. Jordan Greene is casually involved with one woman, who is black, but unintentionally gets involved with another woman that happens to be white, an artist named Kimberly Chavers. They find they are soul mates, and every thing is perfect except for the issue of race. It's a complicated scenario, more so because of the interracial stigma that is still pretty much inherent everywhere. They feel the sexual tension between them almost from the start, but keep their relationship purely platonic, at least for as long as they can. But as they begin to get to really know each other, both of them wonder where this is heading and whether they have a future together. Kimberly's friends seem to be a little more understanding, but Jordan's friends go ballistic when they think that HE thinks black isn't good enough for him.
The book gets complicated when Jordan's brother Reggie goes missing, and Kimberly has a secret past that comes back to haunt her. Not to be revealed here so as not to reveal any spoilers, this reader was very surprised with this turn of events. The ending was worth getting to, and there will be more books by Eric Jerome Dickey read in this house. Anyone wanting to be introduced to the books of Eric Jerome Dickey should start with this one. Highly recommended!
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Title: Cheaters by Eric Jerome Dickey ISBN: 0451194071 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 12 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Friends and Lovers by Eric Jerome Dickey ISBN: 0451188039 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Liar's Game by Eric Jerome Dickey ISBN: 0451201345 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 12 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Sister, Sister by Eric Jerome Dickey ISBN: 0451188020 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: December, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Between Lovers by Eric Jerome Dickey ISBN: 0451204670 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 07 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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