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Title: Between Brothers by C. Kelly Robinson ISBN: 0-9673208-0-1 Publisher: Against the Grain Communications Pub. Date: August, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.03 (29 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Well Done, With One Exception
Comment: I have one complaint, Mr. Robinson: don't focus so heavily on color. I felt like a little too much time was spent describing every character's complexion. Is it really that important? Aside from that, though, this book was well written and I did enjoy it. You don't read about young men like this very often, uniting to uplift their community while dealing with their own issues. Keep writing, C. Kelly - you kept me reading AND told a good story.
Rating: 4
Summary: Nostalgia and Intrigue all in one!
Comment: As a graduate of Howard University, I was immediately beset with a sense of nostalgia amidst familiar campus and neighborhood surroundings on the Highland University campus, (Howard's fictionalized equivalent in Not All Dogs). Robinson provides an intriguing male perspective as he weaves a tale of intricate, multidimensional African American young men. The depth of the characters provides aspects of young African American men that are rarely explored. Although Robinson sets his story at an HBCU in Washington, DC, that setting is more of a launching pad used to propel his characters into the four corners of our nation's capital and the characters' maturation process. His four main characters are tied together by Ellis Community Center, which the four set out to save from a financial crisis. However, as the main characters try collectively to liberate Ellis Community Center, they meet their own personal crises and struggle with external challenges from corrupt political and criminal elements. Robinson artfully develops each of his characters, interweaving their individual stories into a drama consisting of suspense, humor and young love. His analysis of religious, political and community institutions (and their frailties) suggests a maturity far beyond his chronological age. Robinson swiftly moves us along a roller coaster full of unexpected twists and turns, slowing us down periodically just so we can catch our breath. The female romantic interests of his main characters are as diverse and complex as their male counterparts. With each character, Robinson explores a unique aspect of male/female interaction, which he conveys with a certain sensitivity laced with a touch of irreverence. The title, Not All Dogs, catchy as it may be, does not do justice to the compelling and well written drama C. Kelly Robinson blesses his reader with in this first novel. Look out for his forthcoming titles, Ladies Man and Stacked Deck. I eagerly await his next literary gem!
Rating: 3
Summary: I can't take it!
Comment: Whoever said in their ratings that it takes awhile to get into this book was dead-on! I can't even finish it. Eighty pages into the story and the author still hasn't gotten into the plot. All he's doing is describing how rich they are and what material things they have and their opinions on women, blahzay blah. I think the idea for this story is great but there are so many flaws in this novel, that it's driving me crazy. #1 The dialogue goes from broken English, to hoodrich, to cocktail conversation all within the same person. Make up your mind! #2 The author spends entirely too much time talking about one guy's campaign...was one of his degrees in Political Science because if it wasn't, it should have been!!! #3 If I hear about one more person's car or clothes or money, I'm going to start thinking Cash Money is friends with C. Kelly Robinson.
This book is a complete disappointment but because I didn't finish it, I'll be fair and give it three stars considering other people seemed to like it!
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Title: No More Mr. Nice Guy : A Love Story by Chet Kelly Robinson ISBN: 0375760474 Publisher: Villard Pub. Date: 08 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: A Perfect Blend by C. Kelly Robinson ISBN: 0451210360 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: A Family Affair by Marcus Major ISBN: 052594768X Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: 25 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Midnight Hour by Brenda Jackson ISBN: 0312989970 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 06 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Thorn's Challenge by Brenda Jackson ISBN: 0373765525 Publisher: Silhouette Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $4.25 |
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