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Summary: Please Please Please Give US More
Review: I really like this saga of BabySister and her troubles. Yes, she was spoiled and yes she learned some valuable lessons about love,life and friendship. I think that it was ironic that when BabySister had a problem or something was wrong, her father gave her food. Well, when stuff started going really bad, she quit her job and food was her saviour. I am glad that her father finally set her straight at the end, which he should have done all along. I am a true believer that God puts people in our lives for a reason and the reason that Darren came into BabySister's life was to teach her to grow up and that life ain't easy. Also, what goes around comes around, you can't do dirt to someone and then not expect it not to come around to you. BabySister definitely got hers! This book was well written, it was entertaining and there wasn't a boring moment in the whole saga. Renee did a good job and I can't wait to read more of her books.
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Summary: She's All That
Review: You don't have to be African American to get true pleasure out of this funny, well-written, and hip first novel. Swindle is surely capable and deserving of cross-over success, like Terry McMillan and Sister Souljah. Don't miss this book! It's a captivating read.
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Summary: HAVE A STRONG MOUTHWASH WELL WITHIN REACH
Review: Babysister, the narrator of this story, will surely leave a bad taste in your mouth. She has got to be one of the most obnoxious, self-absorbed, and unsympathetic characters that I've encountered in quite some time. Whatever redeeming qualities she may have are easily outweighed by her foul nature (a foul nature that she appears to be rather proud of.) Supposedly, she and Deborah - the woman whose beau (Darren) Babysister wants for herself - have been like sisters for most of their lives. You'd never guess this, however, for not only does Babysister betray her supposed best friend by having an affair with Darren, she does so without any apparent sense that what she is doing is wrong. She borders on the amoral. Even at the end, one gets the sense that Babysister's apology to Deborah is prompted less by genuine sorrow over the pain that she caused and more by the need to regain her doting daddy's approval. Nor is she completely honest with Deborah; Babysister apologizes for the affair that she had with Darren before he and Deborah were married. She very deliberately conceals the fact that she resumed the affair with him while he and Deborah were married. To paraphrase an old saying, with friends like Babysister, who needs friends. The best antiheros cause one to be ambivalent; they provoke both anger, and sympathy and perhaps even admiration simultaneously. With Babysister, I felt no ambivalence. The only emotion she provoked in me was disgust
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Summary: thank you babysister for FINALLY opening up your eyes
Review: man! i cannot tell you how engaging and thought provoking this whole book was for me. i mean, i could identify with babysister SO much (i never been with my best friend's man, but i've been a spoiled brat my whole, not to her extinct, but you get the point)!i must admit, i was kinda skeptical when i first looked at the cover of the book, but once i started reading, it was all good. this book actually went into the mind of what some might even say is the 'typical' hoochie mama sista, and to tell you the truth, it was actually pretty thought provoking. black women, no matter how uneducated or educated have a story to tell, though they may be filled with pain, it's a captivating story none the less of babysister's journey to becoming a TRUE woman, instead of relying on daddy to make things right. very intriguing.
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Summary: Hiliarious Dose of Reality!
Review: Each and everyone of us know a "Babysiter"... in fact, she could be you! I couldn't put this book down when I read it.... (I finished it in a couple of hours). It's real, the writing style is great, and throughout the book... even though you know you shouldn't... you can't help but root for Babysister. I wanted her to get the man... but I also wanted her to realize how wrong she was.... which is why I couldn't put the book down. We have all found ourselves in similar situations.... and though I felt for Babysister's friend... I didn't want her to end up with the man... and I wanted both women to realize what a dog he was.... I suggest that EVERYONE read this book... from the self righteous to the sleezy.... because we can ALL relate!
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Summary: More, more, more!
Review: I found this book while just browsing the shelves. In need of some escapist fiction that was still black reality, I found that and more. Renee Swindle did an excellent job in that I did not expect to get so caught up in the life of such a spoiled brat. But I did and I was honestly rooting for her in the end (and reprimanding her for her behavior too), like I would my own girlfriends! Can't wait to read her next book.
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Summary: Yes Yes Yes
Review: Yes, this book is great. I laughed all the way through it. In fact, I couldn't even put it down and ended up reading it in a day. It's definitely the best book I've read in a very long time. You go Renee!
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Summary: Great job!
Review: I thought this book was well written. Renee has a way with words, something I could relate to. The book held my attention to the point where I was sneaking away from my family to go upstairs to read more. (not long periods of time). Reading is one of my favorite past times and a book like this makes reading a lot easier. It flowed well.
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Summary: A great summer read.
Review: If you didn't read PPP in hardcover, what are you waiting for? Go out and get this book. You won't be able to put down. You will love to hate the first person narrator, Babysister. (By the way, even though I seem to be giving the first customer review for the paperback, there are pages of reviews on Amazon's page for the PPP hardcover. Check them out to see what others have to say.)
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Summary: Babysister Does Exist So Watch Your Back And Your Man!
Review: This book was HILARIOUS! I read it in one setting over a year ago and have been recommending it to all of my friends--young and old. Please, Please, Please is the story of the ULTIMATE BAD GIRL, Babysister. Babysister is a 20-something sista' who's all about self...self-centered, self gratification, self-absorbed, self determination, lack of self control, self-absorbed, selfish and who's a character that would make you want to slap her silly if only you thought it would help; but you know it won't. Babysister is so bad, and her escapades are so out-of-the box that you find yourself going "should I kick her butt or laugh"...and in reading the book you will experience both feelings. As the storyline goes... Seems that Babysister was spoiled by her dad at an early age; of course, because Dad spent so much time, love and money on Babysister that did not ingratiate her with her older brother Malcolm; not that Babysister seemed to mind. Since Babysister was used to getting her way and everything she wanted or desired as a child, she assumed that life would continue that way indefinitely and didn't even think about changing as an adult. Afterall, who said that Darren, her best friend Deborah's boyfriend was off limits...especially when she wanted him. Of course, Devious Darren was tempted and wondered if he could tangle with both Babysister and Her Friend/His Girlfriend Deborah. Afterall, there was just something about Babysister that he had to have...but the question was could he hook up with Babysister without hurting Deborah? So What if he did? If Deborah was unfortunate to get hurt in the meantime so be it.. because she was so naive that she would take him back no matter what...or would she? As I mentioned earlier, I read this book almost a year ago. However, as I sit writing this review and remembering details of Babysister's antics it's as though I only read this book yesterday. The storyline was exciting and memorable, the dialogue was witty and the characters had depth. The main characters were familiar and easy to understand as well as the supporting characters including Babysister's dad, girlfriend Lisette, brother Malcolm and especially Sharice--Malcolm's Afrocentric girlfriend. The book is RAW in that it doesn't present the most positive aspects of the AA community or relationships and a few brothers were upset because of the male bashing; however, I do not believe that Ms. Swindle's intent was to write a historical piece or even a social commentary on the AA community but rather to provide a FICTIONAL NOVEL which offered a change of pace, and was lighthearted, entertaining, hilarious, (somewhat)controversial and a novel that would have folks reading and talking about it for months(years) to come. I commend Ms. Swindle on a job well-done. Despite Please, Please, Please, being Ms. Swindle's first book, her writing style was beyond the depths of a first time writer and I look forward to follow up books from Ms. Swindle.
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