Rating:  Summary: Boring And Predictable Review: This story was corny, and the ending was predictable. Please Bee Bee, a little more suspence, better dialouge, and surprising plot twists. Through in some emotional depth, and you've got a winner. It's a far cry from "Your Blues Ain't Like Mine".
Rating:  Summary: This is an excellent book that held my attention. Review: This was a very good book that held my attention throughout the time I was reading it. The main character, Maxine, is dealing with several situations, both emotionally and professionally and most people can relate to one or more of them. Even though the book did not end as "strongly" as I expected it to, you can still appreciate the "growth" that we see in the main character from the beginning of the book to its ending. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to read an entertaining book that holds your attention until the very last page.
Rating:  Summary: A big disappointment after Brothers and Sisters Review: This was my book club's May selection and I must say we were all disappointed. No one got the impression that Bebe put much effort into the book...A comment was made about the image that comes to mind when you think of an author in the process of writing a book; the image is filled with the sound of typing and crumpled pages littering the floor, no one in the Soul Passages book club thought Bebe had any litter. For the most part we liked the main characters but the story wasn't worth telling.
Rating:  Summary: One of the most well written books I've read recently. Review: This was my first taste of Ms. Campbell's work and I was refreshingly surprised. She wove a tale of growing up in the "sandwich" generation that was written from an African American perspective but transcends race. I especially liked how she dealt quite eloquently with marital, maternal, and corporate attitudes and expectations. This book was so relevant in my life that I can not commend Ms. Campbell enough. This is a must read for anyone that seeks to make themself a better woman in the 21st century.
Rating:  Summary: Enjoyable - In the Company of My Sistahs Book Club Review: We enjoyed reading Singing in the Comeback Choir. The character development, sensory details, and the dialogue were strong. Enough details were provided to the characters, and their lives believable. We found the sensual details between Maxine & Sachtel to be balanced and not overwhelming. Like how she likened their sexual experience to music. There was enough tension and pacing in the novel to keep one interested in reading further; although there were times when I wanted the novel to move faster, because I wanted to see what would finally motivate Lindy to return to the stage. But, it did not bother us too much. We figured she wanted the story to be as close to reality as possible. She touched on a number of issues in the novel without sentimentality: teenage pregnancy, infidelity, AIDS, betrayal (Lindy being ripped off by her white manager), coprate politics, gangs, drugs, the foster care system, murder, death penalty, broken relationships, and alcoholism. It was cool that forgiveness was a visible thread running through the novel. She gave a well balanced view of the African-American community. Another thing we liked was profanity, promiscuity, and other negative things did not dominate did not dominate the book.
Rating:  Summary: What happend? Review: Wow what a shock...this was really bad! Everyone hated this book and literally had to force themselves through the entire book...it was just simply BORING!!! I hope the BeBe who wrote "Brothers & Sisters" "Your Blues Ain't like Mine" please write another book...I know you can write better than this.
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