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Title: Just Say No! : A Novel by Omar Tyree ISBN: 0684872943 Publisher: Scribner Paperback Fiction Pub. Date: 02 July, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67
Rating: 4
Summary: Definitely Better than the Last Book!
Comment: I'm not a big Omar Tyree fan but I must say that I really enjoyed his latest novel. The story was intriguing and the characters were well developed. My biggest complaint with the story tho' was that at times it was redundant and overwritten. At one point, I actually sat the book aside and said enough of the light-skin vs. Dark-skin drama. Once I got pass that issue as well as the numerous song lyrics(which were very distracting) Just Say No was actually a good read. Glad to see that Mr. Tyree redeemed himself after last year's release of For The Love of Money. Looking for a good storyline and enjoy reading stories that deal with positive male images(at least one of the main characters was) as well as stories that enlighten about the music industry then check out Just Say No by Omar Tyree. Hopefully you won't be disappointed.
Rating: 4
Summary: Just Say No - Just say yes to reading it.
Comment: I just finished reading my first Omar Tyree book called Just Say No. It is a book that I could not put down. I liked the fact that it showed a deep friendship between two African American males. As an African American male reader of many books, it was good to read fiction that gives my perspective of various aspects of life. Nothing against Black Female authors. I love many of their books too. It was also good to see references to places that I've visited as I live in the Philadelphia area. The book made me proud to live here, although I was born and raised in New York.
Although I don't work in the music industry, I am very interested in the financial and marketing aspects of it. The book shows a behind the scenes look of how a star can be created and how it takes more than talent to become a star. Of course, John "Loverboy" Williams was a very talented singer and song writer. However, he became too wrapped up in giving the fickle public what he thought that they wanted in order to keep their attention. His need to please and later to be immediately gratified became destructive not only to himself, but to his friend and manager Darin.
There are religious themes in the book that I found enlightening. Also uplifting was how Darin matured throughout the book based on learning the importance of honesty, loyalty and faith in God. The book discussed but did not glamorize the sex, drugs and violence that exists in the music industry. It showed it for what it is, but showed how the risky experiences that John and Darin had were not worth making a lifestyle out of as we see many entertainers doing these days.
Just Say No is a book worth buying and reading if you are into what I call "faction" books. The book could have easily been based on the story of artists and groups like: Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, The Temptations, The Nortorious Big and Tupac Shakur. The only negatives I can mention is that the book has many music lyrics in it that I thought were overdone. It made the book longer than necessary. The way the book ended was apparent a bit too early in the reading. The book also discussed strong reasons why someone may not want to put a family or friend in a psychiatic ward that some may not agree with. Other than that (and I had to think hard about the third criticism), It was one of the better books that I've read this year so far.
Rating: 3
Summary: a look at the fast life
Comment: Because Omar Tyree is from Philly I admit that I am biased and try and give all of his books a chance. With Just Say No I found myself not at all as interested in the book as I should have been.
A brief synopsis: Darin Harmon, an outgoing kid befriends shy John Williams. Although the two are opposite (Darin is into sports and John is into music) they remain friends throughout grade school and high school. Once in college John comes out of his shell after singing at a talent show and becomes John "Loverboy" Williams. The book moves along through Darin and John's sometimes rocky, sometimes sweet road to fame and the girls, drugs and drama that goes with success, fame and money.
The story seemed to move along at times and I found myself savoring every moment. There were parts that I couldn't wait to get through and had to force myself to read (the lyrics so some of the songs for example) and that's when I found myself wanting to put the book down in frustration.
The inside look at the life of a celebrity was really interesting and I found myself glad that I wasn't on that road but this book did lead me to ask if I could "Just Say No" to the temptations that were avaiable to John and Darin.
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Title: Leslie by Omar Tyree ISBN: 0743228669 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 06 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: For the Love of Money : A Novel by Omar Tyree ISBN: 0684872927 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 07 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: A DO RIGHT MAN by Omar Tyree ISBN: 0684848031 Publisher: Scribner Paperback Fiction Pub. Date: 19 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: SINGLE MOM : A Novel by Omar Tyree ISBN: 0684855933 Publisher: Scribner Paperback Fiction Pub. Date: 13 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Thieves' Paradise by Eric Jerome Dickey ISBN: 0525946632 Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: 13 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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