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Summary: E. Lynn Harris' masterpiece...
Review: IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ IN MY WHOLE LIFE!!! I LOVE THE SURPRISES, SUSPENSE, PLOTS, AND THE CHARACTERS. THEY ALL SEEM SO REAL AND TRUE AND WHILE READING THE BOOK I COULD REALLY RELATE TO THEM. ONCE AGAIN, MR. HARRIS HAS BLOWN ME AWAY!!! I CAN'T WAIT TO READ HIS NEXT NOVEL. DEFINITELY WORTH 20 STARS!
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Summary: Five Stars ++++
Review: After reading books mostly for educational purposes - to dive into a E Lynn Harris book is truly a pleasure. I read this book while on a 2 day business trip. Then made my way to the nearest bookstore to purchase his previous novel, "And This Too Shall Past" and finish that book on the flight back home. Mr. Harris has a unique style of writing that, apart from the sexual issues, whether you agree or disagree, his characters create a lasting impression upon his readers. March 16th (the release date of his next novel) can not come soon enough! Hat's Off!!
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Summary: You Must Read It!
Review: This is the first time that I have ever written a book by this author and it was a total "wake up" call!! I have yet to read his other works. A must read for all African Americans!
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Summary: i'm ready for the next book!!! great reading for all!!!
Review: i have just finished this book in less than 24 hrs - i couldn't put it down. i truly enjoy the writing of mr. harris, the characters are all people that we know, love & dislike - this last book left me hungry for more & a trip to chicago for some wings- thank you e lynn for your wonderful ability to make us "feel" your characters.
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Summary: HARRIS DOES IT AGAIN
Review: Having read the three previous novels by Mr Harris, I could not wait to sample this. This book is a definate must read, intruiging, thought provoking and funny!!! Harris definately has a knack of drawing the reader into his stories without fronting or the use of vulgarity!!Itis a book that will hit you with your own prejudices right in your face. You will either love it or hate it!!
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Summary: A WORLD OF SEX, LOVE, HAPPINESS, SADNESS AND UNDERSTANDING.
Review: Mr Harris is more than an author his is a magical storyteller and a truthful one. i have read everybook that he have written for invisible life, just as i am, and this to shall pass, and now if this world were mine. mr harris give a good account of how it is to be a young black gay man in a world that already looks down on being black. to be gay and black is a double problem, but mr harris shows that being black and gay or bisexual means that you can be independent and successful. it take time for many of us to see that a good thing is right in our face and go else where looking for it. mr harris also covers this topic in one of his book with zurich. i am eagerly awaitng to read the next book in mr harris line of great stories. when i read the first one i could not put it down. now i read them from time to time over and over to let me know, even thought his characters are fiction that some of the same problmes that they are having and working through that i can work thorugh them to. all of mr harris's books are of good quality and i will read any book he publishes because he is a superb author.
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Summary: Thought Provoking.
Review: 'ITWWM', is the first book of E Lynn Harris, that I've read, I found it to be very thought provoking and quite intense. The lives of 4 friends and how they shared the harsh realities of life was the bases for this story. The characters were believable and the storyline was good. I did not know Basil from Harris' other works, but I started to understand his dilema as the book progressed. And, I felt his suffering more than the other characters. Harris allowed us to see people as just human beings, opposed to 'straight, gay or bisexual' people. I must confess, this book will make me take a different look at men. Not in a negative or sterotypical way, just with more scrutiny. I do like Harris' writing style.
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Summary: disapppointing fluff
Review: Wouldn't it be great if more folks who DID NOT like certain books took the time to reveiw them on Amazon? Well, here I am. And let me tell you E. Lynn Harris is not worth your time. He is, unfortuantely, a marginal writer with little to say. The only redeeming factor of this book, which I read while on vacation in St. Maarten, is that it gives a human face and voice to black gay men. But that was not enough. The characters and plot are superficial, trite, predictable and soap opera-esque. I felt my mind was turning to mush while I read this; eerily similar to the feeling of watching too much TV or eating too many potato chips. If you like Terry McMillan, you'll love this drivel. If not, read authors that challenge, teach and inspire. Harris does not fit the bill.
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Summary: A flight memory novel
Review: I began to read this book while I was waiting for my plane in SFIA to Vancouver and this modern story captured me. I went on reading it when I took the plane to Amsterdam, flying away from "mon Canada" for the second time and it was delicious, staying awake in the plane, using the little light above my head to know what these friends were going through. This is a real anthem to friendship and to the way of getting in touch of these days, c'est-à-dire internet and e-mail. Love, loneliness, sadness and comfort together: things of our lives that will always be with us. The meeting of old friends through the years is a good theme, even if I'm only 21 years old, and the way Harris lets each of them speak of their feelings about the people they know and the things they do, well, it made me cry when I finished it, right on the last piece of land of Québec, with Atlantic Ocean close to me. This book reminds me the fantastic summer '98 in Canada (plus Washington D.C. and SF) and the beautiful people I've met over there, hoping to never say goodbye. Friends will be friends!
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Summary: Exciting
Review: I just finished reading this novel and I found it extremely difficult to put down...I just had to find out what was going to happen next. As an African Canadian female it is always exciting to read books that I can personally relate to. I would most certainly recommend this book to anyone . It made me laugh out loud, it made me cry and overall it made me 'think'. In all honesty I found it to be the best of the series. Mr Harris only gets better with time.
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