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Title: Pleasure
ISBN: 1423345606
Author:
Eric Jerome Dickey
Publicate Date: 2008-04-01
Publish: 2008-04-01
List Price: $24.95
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Format: Audio CD
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1: Where is Eric Jerome Dickey
I am a fan of Eric Jerome Dickey and I have read all of his books. I must say I was surprised. This book was terrible it was just about sex and there was no storyline. I finished the book because I started it but I would not recommend the book. Eric Jerome Dickey please come back the true readers want an actual story.
Washington, DC
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2: It was my PLEASURE
All I have to say is CAN YOU PLEASE KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING. This book was great. I have to admit when he first came to the scene I was not fond of his books. They were a little to trivial and stereotypical for my taste, but now -- these characters have grown on me like when I first started watching Sex and the City. There is a level of familiarity that does not allow me to 'neatly' tuck this one away and read it on a rainy day -- NO, I finished this book within 3 days (unheard of for me because I'm inundated with other things). But, I had to finish Pleasure.
I read it during lunch, in the bathroom, at the stop light -- I even found myself sneaking in a read like I used to do with my parent's Richard Pryor albums (flashback).
Anywho --- E.J. keep it up. As a budding literary artist myself you have joined my list of erudite literary visionaries. I broodingly await the arrival of Dying for Revenge. I am certain that I will be as intensely satisfied with this one as I have been with the rest.
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3: Pleasure
I was given this book as a gift so I did not order it off of Amazon. But the review of this book from my desk is this....it is the BOMB! It starts off in his usual sexual way of some woman pleasuring herself and then goes into the sexual excapades of a business oriented woman in today's society. The book has many turns and curves to keep you reading into the wee hours of the night. It is a must read for anyone who appreciates Eric Jerome Dickey's work. I can't wait for his next book which will be out in the next few weeks....immediately following the O'Bama-bration. Not cele-BRATION.....but...O'Bama-BRATION. Yes we can and we will! YMMV. NEOSOUL06.
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4: Banging...Literally
Well, after months of checking and rechecking this out from the library, I finally sat down to read and in between shifting haunches, making faces, and shaking my head, my final verdict is this is one long, raunchy, long, graphic, long book about nothing.
Once I got past the continuous sex, which didn't stop until the last few chapters, I asked myself, "Now, really, what is/was the point?" OK, so it's about a woman who is enjoying uninhibited sexual pleasure in various forms with many people, but by the time I had that revelation, maybe after sexcapade number 3, I was really tired of reading about Nia Simone. I did finish the book, all 400+ pages, but it's not something I will ever read again.
One thing I'll say about EJD, his writing has sure moved from the "tame" to the more "out there" and his subject matter keeps changing. I can't say he's my favorite author, but it sure seems funny that I always gravitate to his stuff when I'm browsing the library shelves. I usually find something of his that I haven't read. Chasing Destiny is in the que.
2.5 stars for Pleasure. It just wasn't a pleasure to read at all, even if it did make me squirm a little bit. :-)
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5: Two Thumbs Down
I am not finished reading this book and I already hate it. The book is erotic I admit, but it gets very repetitive and boring very quickly. I skipped through sooo many pages and felt like I didn't miss a thing. I am so tired of seeing the words "zipless", "singsong" and "yoni". The detailed descriptions of Atlanta was annoying too. I honestly don't care what highway they use. I am only committing to complete this book because a friend recommmened it, otherwise I would have given up at Chapter Two. EJD disappoints again!
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