Sisters and Lovers

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Summary: Similar to "Waiting to Exhale."
Review: African-American sisters Beverly, Charmaine, and Evelyn have a lot going for them--looks, intelligence, and education, but they still have trouble finding a good man. Beverly is single and seems to find fault with every man that she dates, Charmaine is married to a man who takes no responsibility around the house, and Evelyn's perfect marriage to an attorney is beginning to break down under the strain of their separate ambitions. They all want to get ahead in life and have a loving relationship with a man and that seems difficult to do. This book is a very entertaining read and makes the reader feel like a fourth sister looking in on a family who laughs and cries together and sometimes fights, but always ends up supporting one another.

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Summary: A good man is hard to find!
Review: African-American sisters Beverly, Charmaine, and Evelyn have a lot going for them--looks, intelligence, and education, but they still have trouble finding a good man. Beverly is single and seems to find fault with every man that she dates, Charmaine is married to a man who takes no responsibility around the house, and Evelyn's perfect marriage to an attorney is beginning to break down under the strain of their separate ambitions. They all want to get ahead in life and have a loving relationship with a man and that seems difficult to do. This book is a very entertaining read and makes the reader feel like a fourth sister looking in on a family who laughs and cries together and sometimes fights, but always ends up supporting one another.

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Summary: Enough to keep me reading
Review: Connie Brisco's Sisters & Lovers was good enough to keep me reading, but it just wasn't what I thought it was going to be. All in all, Connie Brisco is a very good writer. Keep up the good work!

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Summary: Great portrayal of women from DC metro area
Review: Connie Briscoe does a great job of telling the stories of three different women from the DC area. I read this book when I lived in the area and I could imagine these sisters lives going on around me. She is a good writer and this book made me want more---if you liked Sisters and Lovers, you'll LOVE Big Girls Don't Cry.

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Summary: This is the kind of book that keeps you up all night !
Review: I am not exaggerating when I say that I literally could not put this book down. The beginning starts off a bit slow, but only because the author uses the first couple of chapters to introduce the characters and their life experiences individually, which really helps you to understand them later. Although the sisters sometimes display bitterness and jelousy, it is obvious that they have genuine love and compassion for one another. No matter what they say or do, they only want to help. I also liked this book because Connie Briscoe (Author) does not completly bash the men. She displays the black men in both a positive and negative light. This book even explores controversial issues such as interacial dating. Overall this is a excellent book worth your time and money!

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Summary: Outstanding
Review: I am really surprised that of this writing "Sisters & Lovers" only has a few reviews. Hopefully, that number will increase because to me the book is one of the best that I've ever read and that's saying a lot. "Sisters and Lovers" grabbed me from the beginning and didn't let me go until the very last page. Although, it's been a while since I've read it (and I can recall reading it at least two times which for me is REALLY saying a lot), it impressed me as the type of book that every woman should have in her library. Please go get it TODAY!

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Summary: Okay
Review: I enjoyed reading the book, but I felt like something was missing. Connie Briscoe is a talented writer and can keep the readers attention. But sometimes I felt bored when I saw that the sisters were doing the same things over and over again. All in all, it was okay.

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Summary: College student's review
Review: I enjoyed reading this book. I can see these three characters in real life. They all relate to my mother and two of her sisters. I was refreshing to see that someone elses life is as complecated and rewarding as mine.

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Summary: The book was very interesting
Review: I found the book to be so much like the situations in black women go through in everyday life. The three sisters in this book seemed to really exist and not just through Briscoe's writing, but as if they were real.

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Summary: Similar to "Waiting to Exhale."
Review: I like this book better than "Waiting to Exhale." Not to say "Waiting to Exhale" was not good, it was the bomb. But I like "Sisters and Lovers" better. Even though Beverly was my favorite character in the book because I could relate more to her, she kind of got on my nerves of how she was being so picky with the men she was involved with. Other than that, it was a good book.