For the Love of Money : A Novel

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Summary: Umm not really a go getter
Review: Flyy Girl was better. I am happy I rented it from the library.

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Summary: Mad About It
Review: I'm Glad I bought this in paper back. I read Flyy Girl and had very high hopes. I purchased this book like 6 months ago and still haven't finished it. And I probably won't. I mean [dang], This [stinks]! Whatever happened to Bruce??? And the way Tracy met up with Victor was terrible and she looked like the same [girl] she was in Flyy Girl. Why is she still making the same bad decisions she made at 16? I mean gosh, it's supposed to be a sequel. And the Hollywood thing was freakin far fetched...We're just supposed to believe that Tracy became a millionaire? Either Omar Tyree is stupid as hell or he expects us to be. The only characted I appreciated in this novel was Rashida (sp). She was the only one who made real growth. All of our other characters were left behind, and Tracy was still as shallow as she was when she was 16. They should have a negative rating because 1 star is far too much.

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Summary: And the Moral of the story is?
Review: I must say that "For The Love Of Money" was my first Omar Tyree novel, but I wasn't really impressed. I gave this writer the benefit of the doubt and decided to read another one of his books, "Sweet St. Louis", but I just couldn't get into the story. I found "FTLOM" to be a more of a book for teenage-ish readers. For one, I found main character, Tracie, to be a bit too unrealistic. I thought it was a good thing of her to go back to her hometown and show others that they could make it out too, but the story line was a weak, and the plot even weaker. I hope that Omar's new book, "Leslie" does better, but I will have to go to the library to read that one.

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Summary: For The Love Of Garbage
Review: Normally I do not write reviews, but in this case I have to agree with the ones I have read. Flyy girl was off the chain. For the Love of Money - not so good. If you feel you must read this book then borrow it from a friend. When you finish, you'll be ready to pay them to take it back. For those of you are curious about this book because of the reviews -- don't be. Re-read Flyy Girl. You aren't missing anything. As one reviewer said, the best parts of the books are the updates on Tracy's friends. I'm not sure what Omar Tyree was thinking.

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Summary: Not worth the money.
Review: I bought it thinking that it was gonna be good. Flyy Girl was off the hook and I was so sure that the sequel was gonna be even better. I was wrong. If you want to read it for yourself, borrow it from a friend. The book had no point, no climax and no ending. Omar could've put that story in a magazine and saved me some money.

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Summary: STOP THE MADDNESS
Review: I read FLyy Girl, which was a pretty decent book.So when the sequal was being released, I had to get it. This book was horrible. Tracy is boring and wack. As for Omar Tyree, I am a unoffical fan of his. I sent him a email talking about my desire to be a writter. He sent me a nasty email that I surely did not appreciate he is cocky and for no reason because every review I've seen is negative. He could of done better. Oh and his latest book, Just Say No. is stupid too!

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Summary: 2 1/2 Stars Really
Review: I really liked "Flyy Girl" and was looking forward to reading this one. I was convinced that someone else wrote "Flyy Girl" because I thought that book's writing style was up to par and "For the Love of Money" just was not. This book is nothing for me but inspirational b/c I want to be a screenwriter, but the story is not realistically told. The only parts I was pleased with was hearing about Raheema and Tracy's other friends. Tracy herself was rather self-centered and conceited and made reading the book hard. I read a "Do Right Man" and was disappointed by that. I will not be buying any more books by this author.

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Summary: for the love of the money I threw away
Review: As an African American I am always seeking out African American authors to support. It pains me that Omar Tyree won't be one of them. For the Love of Money was one of the worse books I have read in a long time. It was difficult to read more than a few pages at a time. The characters in the book were unbelievable and without any substance, especially the main character. The poetry was juvenile and did nothing to add to the book's credibility. The main character wrote poetry in five minutes. Needless to say none of them will be winning any literary prizes.
Hopefully this author will improve. Somehow I doubt it.

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Summary: I don't know about this one.
Review: I had read flyy girl and i thought it was the best. When i found out he had wrote a sequal to it I was excited. I work in a library ( thank heavens) and i ordered the book. I couldn't really focus on the book. It wasn't as suspensful or realistic as flyy girl. I'm still tryin' to finish the book. If at some point it becomes good i'll let you all know. but for now, i would rather read my psycology book. Sorry Omar Tyree!

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Summary: Refund Please
Review: I really tried hard to read this book. However, I was unsuccessful. After forcing to reading several chapters, Tyree did not develop an interest in his character for readers to keep turning pages. I guess after reading books by Rochelle Alers and Eric Jerome Dickey, you have high expectations from the next author. For the love of money was a major turn off from Omar Tyree. My recommendation is that an excerpt of the book should be available for readers so they won't be as disappointed as I was if they decide to purchase a copy.