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Summary: Excellent
Review: From cover to cover this book is a winner. From the first page I was hooked. There are enough twists and turns to keep the reader intrigued.Patrice and Cherry are a riot.
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Summary: Not impressed
Review: I was not impressed by this book. It could have been better. The plot was revealed early on, and then the book went downhill.
I was waiting for something huge to happen after the plot came out, but nothing was there.
Please do not waste money on this book...get it from the library if you must.
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Summary: Not impressed
Review: I was not impressed by this book. It could have been better. The plot was revealed early on, and then the book went downhill.
I was waiting for something huge to happen after the plot came out, but nothing was there.
Please do not waste money on this book...get it from the library if you must.
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Summary: Kinfolks
Review: Kinfolks is the story of two best friends who's son and daughter are about to get married, but shocking news will keep them from being together. This book was good, but also made us look at one of the bad parts of just going around having kids without being in a serious relationship.
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Summary: Time Killer
Review: Kinfolks was a good book,UNTIL, I reached the last chapter. There was not enough tension between the women who conceived these children and the man who help create them and then left them. At the end of the novel, everything seemed to be placed in a tight tiny package and 'the end'. That's it. No more. The emotional level could have been explored a little deeper. All in all, a quaint read.
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Summary: I Laughed, I Howled! Hilarious
Review: Readers who were teenagers or in their twenties during the sixties can definitely "relate". Two dsyfunctional friends/parents Cherry and Patrice find out their children who are about to marry have the same father and the story takes off. Cherry and Patrice begin looking for Eugene Green's other children of the sixties. They even recognize a son of his living in the neighborhood. Just how many women were charmed by Eugene Green during the "free love" and "I don't need a husband" era. In their search, their friendship is strengthen, they set real priorities, and there is personal growth and action for both of the friends. Meanwhile, the children having to fend for themselves not only "grow up" a little, but find and help their biological father. Well written. Delightful and funny. This book gives new meaning to our parents statement "who are his people"?
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Summary: Great concept, voices and story not strong enough to support
Review: The thought of the progeny of a philandering man and his paramours reaching out to one another is an interesting concept but TOTALLY unbelievable. There's no way that two life long friends would have children by the same man and not know it.
The "voices" of the different characters were not distinct and the childrens voices were just not credible. The only character I liked was Gene and there wasn't enough of him in the story.
If I read any more works by this writer it will be as a borrowed book from the library.
C.M. Miller, author---Taxes, Death, & Trouble
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Summary: Pages Readers Group Reads Kinfolks
Review: This book is an easy read. It really flows with the subject. I would have never thought all of these different families could get together and be friendly and cordial to one another. Aisha and Saint when they found out they were brother and sister, they never discuss their relationship anymore. How could Cherry and Patrice best friends never discuss they slept with the same man. Seems to me the money they raised should have gone on their bills. It was good to see Cherry found a nice man. But I just dont see women getting together finding their lovers children.
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Summary: Something I Would Have Done
Review: This book was a joy to read, while I first thought the plot came a little too fast, as I continued to read, I realized I didn't know what the plot really was. The bond between the Patrice and Cherry reminded me of my older sister and her girlfriends. The women in the book handled the issue with grace and maturity, no kiddy, catfights. (As seen on the raunchy talk shows.)You go ladies! While this book is a work of fiction, it shadowed my own life. I have recently located my 'kinfolk' and the initial reactions were welcoming.As a child, I couldn't understand why my Dad would greet our friends with the question, "Who are your folks?" I just thought it was because he knew everybody, and he does. We later found out the reason, it was to make sure we were not kinfolks. I'm looking forward to reading other books by Kristin Hunter Lattany.
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Summary: WONDERFUL
Review: THIS BOOK WAS GREAT I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO READING SOME OF THE OTHER BOOKS MRS.HUNTER-LATTANY HAS WRITTEN.YOU MUST GET THIS BOOK IT WILL HAVE YOU LAUGHING,CRYING,AND WISHING YOU WERE THERE...
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