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Summary: Buyer Beware
Review: After years of wearing afros, braids, twists, weaves on and off for years...I'd decided that enough was enough and I was ready to lock my hair. I've read and purchased almost every book available on the topic of natural hair, from Tulani Kinard's "NO LYE" to "LET'S TALK HAIR" and "FOR COLORED GIRLS..." I was always intrigued by this book by Nekhena Evans but was put off by some of the negative reviews it received. Well let me tell you that those reviews are pretty accurate! I finally got to see a copy of the book at my locktician's salon and let me tell you ladies, it is simply not worth the price if you are looking for information on how to lock your hair! A more accurate title for this book would have been: COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT LOCKED HAIR, because that's all it is. Each chapter refutes myths about locked hair and the people who wear them. It contains very few pictures and the ones it does contain are small, grainy and black & white. It poses questions such as "Do people with locks wash their hair?"; "Should I use wax to help form my locks"; "Is hair essentially dead matter?", and more of the same info that most of us already know. If you are a person that has researched the style and want useful information on the pros and cons of different methods for forming locks, styling exisiting locks, proper care & maintenance, photos of locked styles, correcting problems with developing locks, coloring locks, etc...you WILL NOT FIND THE ANSWERS HERE!!! This book is very short and can be read in less than a half hour. Some of the information is quasi-spiritual and shady on the facts. Honestly, I expected much more from the author since she has been a locktician for so long.
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Summary: enjoyable quick ten minute read
Review: Enjoyable quick ten minute read,twenty-five minutes if you take notes.Still worth reading anyway.
Four stars but don't expect too much.
This book is like having group therapy or interviewing other women,but it is not all black women's views.I am reviewng it because I think it is worth a read.
As cynical as I am this book may help someone "go natural" as you guys call it in the U.S.of A.As you may or may not know African coily hair is quite unique in vision, texture, behaviour and probably in chemical make up too. Coily haired women around the world, go to the most extremes in terms of spending.
(Spending time, spending pain and the spending price to have African coily hair styled)
A hairstyle that we believe looks good or will help us to become socially and economically advanced.
Or maybe for our own self-esteem and maybe to attract the charms of a love interest.
Either way, psychologically and philosophically I believe that your hair is a reflection of the state of your consciousness, your internal beliefs and your relationship with the world.
What about exploring physics through african hair?
For example how much pressure, gravity and tension and tearing do we put our hair through by combing it?
let alone excessive harsh combing.
Mathematically speaking how many of you readers can tell me how many curls/coils per inch your hair has, and does it vary in coil and moisture?
Next question:When does the nature of the hair change and why?
(i know it does!)
It seems to me all these books on afro hair are good and I welcome it, but we still need to be more informed and they all seem to need better editing, just like Black American beauty magazines.I must campaign for better grammar and less air brushed photos!!!
It is as if we like to see ourselves falsely rather than the reality of what we are...
Black women need to demand more scientific reasoning from our books and be less competitive over black men which only fuels their egos and as a result probably creates more baby-mothers!!!
Sorry but I had to vent out my opinions. I give this book four stars for the effort and time invested as a writer I know it takes time...
I maintain that it is still worth reading,more than any carcinogenic chemical so called hair treatment that you pay for. Anyway what do I know I am a black african british woman!!!!
Most of you Americans think we in Britain have no trains or any kind of progressive development!!!
Anyway if I wrote my book answering my questions that I put to you how many of you would buy it?
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Summary: good information about locks and various stages
Review: I am a woman of African Descent. I really liked this book. I particularly liked the discussion on the different stages of hairlocking and hair growth. I have worn my hair natural for about 18 years and got locks about a year ago (May 2003). I read this book very quickly and refer to it often to remind myself to be patient with the process. I recommend the book.
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Summary: mostly useless
Review: I am thinking of locking my hair and this was in no way a helpful book. It has very little actual information about how to lock your hair and how to care for it. On the bright side, I did learn some things I didn't know before: my coiled hair gives me an 'extra facility of telecommunication ability and power' because it works like an antennae and locks are 'receivers and transmitters of divine emanations'. How nice. (Why aren't the reviews of the out-of-print edition included here?)
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Summary: Hirlocking
Review: I find it very funny that most of the people who wrote such negative comments about this book are probably not even of African descent. This book is written from a spiritual perspective and it was very informative. Why is it that when people don't understand something they always try to make fun of it. I suppose if you are growing your locs because its in now & it's hip then no this book is not for you. This sister is coming from a totally different standpoint "meaning spiritually". And for the person who is still trying to figure out what the laws of MAAT are just go to your public library it's all there.
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Summary: Don't stop here..
Review: If you are looking for help working your way through a new loc journey, (what to use, how to do it etc.) this book is not for you. If your doing research on the history of loc'd hair, with lots of personal convictions - this book is for you. If you have made the decision to loc your hair, you probably already have your own convictions - you don't need to buy them from a stranger. . I was so disappointed that with this book, I actually tossed it in the trash - something I almost never do.
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Summary: Interesting Book
Review: In this book, the author discusses the origins of locks, "dreadlocks vs locks", and the myths associated with locked hair. Excellent encouragement for people who have locks or anyone who is just thinking about it. This book encourages acceptance of African "coiled" hair, and shows that beauty does not only have to be Eurocentric. I agree with the author's statements that once African-Americans lock their hair, they "fall in love with it." To me, this means that a person with locked hair has accepted their natural hair and all of it's quirks and knows that beauty comes in all hair textures. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a "how-to" book.
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Summary: Too much spiritual discussion, not enough how to's
Review: The book spends too much time discussing, and refuting the stereotypes, and misconceptions relating to the locking process. It did not discuss the practical knowledge of how to start in enough depth. Additionally, the book assumes that anyone interested in locking has "typical" African American tightly coiled hair. Consequently it doesn't discuss how long it would take any different than typical hair to lock. This is a good book for anyone who has zero to little knowledge of locks and is exploring that alternative. For people who have already made the decision to lock, and just want practical information, Pamela Ferrell's book Lets Talk Hair, is a much better investment.
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Summary: good information about locks and various stages
Review: The title of this book is very deceiving. The title says everything you need to know about african, dread and nubian locks. when in reality. it give very little information about the about. it gives mostly her personal beliefs nothing really concrete. I'm a african american Female who's made the decision to go natural for the the past year and half. and wanted to read something to help me make the decision of whether to do locks. this book was of no help to me. this is my personal evaluation. so if you are reading this and in my situation don't bother buying this book. it was of no help.
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Summary: Decieving title.
Review: The title of this book is very deceiving. The title says everything you need to know about african, dread and nubian locks. when in reality. it give very little information about the about. it gives mostly her personal beliefs nothing really concrete. I'm a african american Female who's made the decision to go natural for the the past year and half. and wanted to read something to help me make the decision of whether to do locks. this book was of no help to me. this is my personal evaluation. so if you are reading this and in my situation don't bother buying this book. it was of no help.
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