Milk in My Coffee

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Summary: RELATIVE AND FULL OF FLAVOR!! A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY LIBRARY!!
Review: ERIC JEROME DICKEY HAS THE UNCANNY ABILLITY TO MAKE HIS WORDS LEAP OFF THE PAGE AND BITE YOU!! HIS CHARACTERS ARE YOUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR, YOUR BEST GIRLFRIEND, YOUR SISTER OR YOUR BROTHER!! HE KEEPS THE INTEREST OF THE READER SIMPLY BY MAKING THE STORY RELATIVE AND COLORFUL, HONEST BUT SWEET,BLUNT BUT ALWAYS RESPECTFUL. IN A NUTSHELL..WITH PEN IN HAND,HE IS THE MAN!!!!!

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Summary: Great book's ending falls short
Review: Dickey's wild tale of interracial romance is beautifully written, with a fantastic grasp of dialect (with the exception of Kinikki, who reads like a cartoon character). Both main characters, Jordan and Kimberly, share the first-person perspective, and both are drawn complex and believable. The female supporting characters are equally well-concieved (take hellcat Wanda, gold-digger Sharon, or the sweet but strong Zoe), but surprisingly the males leave much to be desired. Jordan's friend Soloman, his brothers, they seem two-dementional compared to the depth of their female counterparts. Only Kimberly's ex, Peter, is fleshed out to believability. On the whole, the story is an entertaining one, with some scathing critiques of racial boundaries, for blacks and for whites. However, the insane and unnecessary twists in the ending take a lot away from the story. Why bring J'nette back into the story at all? Why villify Soloman? Why take away a characteristic from Kimberly that was fueling the entire preceding story? In the end, it seems as though the book is apologizing for the interracial affair by making Kimberly a more acceptable choice. Sadly, the conclusion tears away at a good deal of what might have been learned from the book. My recommendation? Read the book, skip the last hundred pages or so.

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Summary: Excellent book, impossible to put down!
Review: Eric Jerome Dickey's "Milk in my Coffee" is the most open and honest book on such a controversial topic I have ever read. This book was real, tear jerking and humorous. I have a new favorite.

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Summary: Entertaining, Drama Filled, Vivid, Male Written
Review: This book was very entertaining. All of the characters seemed true to life. I thought more editing could have been done. Kinniki's accent could've been emphasized more. All around a good book that paints a very vivid picture. Very happy to read a entertaining book by a "young bro". As a black woman, I feel that Dickey represents black men as well as any popular black woman writer that writes "sister girl" books.

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Summary: The perfect book for someone in an interracial relationship.
Review: I read this book from cover to cover and could not put it down. It was a gripping story of an interracial couple and the difficulties and the joys of dating out of ones race. In a letter I wrote to Mr. Dickey I said: "While in college I dated a black man. Our relationship did not last, but the influences he has had on my life will last forever. It is hard to explain to someone who has never or has never thought of dating someone out of their race what it is like. Your book said so many things I had tried to say, but never found the words for. It brought back so many memeories I felt in the beginning of our relationship. The fears that I felt about telling my family. What my friends would think...I am thankful that you have given the world this book. One can only hope that after reading your book someone will learn to see all people with the eyes of a blind man and find out who a person's soul is instead of what the person's shell is. CS taught me that love is not defined by what you look like or what you have or where your from it is defined by who you are when you close your eyes and see the other person for the first time for who they are. Only with eyes closed can you find another's soul. Thank you for "Milk In My Coffee" it was healing to read it and to know that there are people who can have... love without hate to destroy it." I reccomend this book for everyone it helps to open your eyes and to learn to accept people for their differences and love them for their differences as well as their sameness.

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Summary: A good summer read!
Review: The book reads at a fast past. Eric has a way of making one feels s/he is part of the characters' world. I enjoyed the book, but I was disappointed with the ending of the book.

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Summary: Couldn't put it down
Review: I bought the book on Saturday, and finished it the following day--and I'm notorious for starting books and finishing them weeks later, if at all. I felt that Dickey accurately portrayed the hardships of interracial dating. God knows, I've had my share of funky glares and comments from people-white and black alike. I thought the ending was a bit of a let down, figuring that all of the secrets which were revealed in the previous chapters would have lead to a much more complex ending. Nevertheless, it is a great read.

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Summary: A well written book.
Review: i think it was a good book other that the ending it sort of was a let down.

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Summary: An inspirational outlook on 90's relationships
Review: I loved this book. The detail created so much shape and the characters voice through the words painted a powerful imagry of the not so typically shown avenue of romance novels. Kudos to the author.

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Summary: Fantastic
Review: I picked up this book to have something to read for the week on my lunch hours and I couldn't put it down! Eric Jerome Dickey is an amazing writer, and is amazing at zeroing in on a woman's feelings. I have absolutely nothing in common with where the characters are coming from and I loved this book - it's eye-opening for a sheltered white girl from Missouri.