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Summary: A Dollar and a Dream
Review: A Dollar and a Dream is a collection of three great trilling stories...
"Easy Street",The First of three stories. If I read this book without knowing Carl Weber was La Jill Hunt's partner in crime on this drama packed tale, I'm sure I could have guess it..."Easy Street", is based around a group of tenants-Kerri the gold digger, Paul her not so rich (or so she thinks) admiring neighbour, Rodney the drug dealer, Freddie the vagrant and Katrice the hardworking landlady-along with her compulsive gambling husband Jordon. A $50,000,000 jackpot ticket turns the suspected winner into a target for robbery-and two tenants into future criminals, lead by Rodney the areas dealer...I loved how this story unfolded.
Okay! Angel Hunter's "Ghetto Fabulous", has got to be every single mother of three, dream come true. Isis Bray is living below her means, in an ambience of financial scarcity, drug takers and dealers-whilst attending NA meetings and desperately trying to get her sister Shantay (also a mother of three) to join her on the straight and narrow. Winning a Jackpot of $11,000,000 brought new light to her life, but her troubles are not over yet. When Shantay accidentally overdoses on drugs-luckily escaping death, she wonders if it's a good idea to share the money her in this state of mind...This story has more luck than most see in a lifetime. It's `inspiring' I should say!
Dwayne S. Joseph's "One Night...Six Dreams"...One ticket worth ONE HUNDRED and EIGHTY MILLION DOLLARS in the hands of DeVante Smith, a Janitor, an ex-cocaine user-turned alcoholic binge drinker. The problem isn't his anti-social addictive behaviour. It's his decision to keep all the money for himself, instead of rightfully splitting it six ways-with his girlfriend, best friend and three other work colleagues. You'd think that $30,000,000 would be enough for one person, but no, not DeVante. His split-second decision to keep the money for himself caused a perilous ripple effect on the lives of his co-workers. And what started out as a dream come true for all of them, turned into a life long nightmare for DeVante-in an incredible drama, which took place in just One Night...
After reading the first few words of this story, the pictures unfolded-and from then on, it was like watching a movie...If Dwayne's intention was to trill me (the audience) with this tale of serial greed and outrageous, treachery...that he certainly did-indeed, that he did!
Dizzy
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Summary: Held my attention from beginning to end!!!
Review: A Dollar and a Dream was beyond entertaining!!! The three stories were totally different yet really good reads. Carl Weber and La Jill Hunt had the humorous tale and the ending was funny as hell!!! I can't wait to read Drama Queen when it drops!! Angel Hunter's story was a ghetto dream come true. Dwayne S. Joseph's story was of the meter!!! I felt like I was watching a movie unfold as I read it. I am really waiting to see what he has planned next!!! Overall, I must say that I was impressed by this book and the anthology was by far one of the best.Carl Weber has the magic touch, whatever he seems to write is awesome!!!
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Summary: For the love of money
Review: A lot of people have big dreams of winning the lottery and moving on to bigger and better things in life. In A DOLLAR AND A DREAM, authors Carl Weber, Angel Hunter, Dwayne S. Joseph, and La Jill Hunt combine forces to present a collection of three stories with the main focus on money, greed, and how both can change your life and those around you. Though similar, each story is quite different and brings various perspectives on the drama people can get into all for the love of money.
In "Easy Street," La Jill Hunt & Carl Weber share the story of residents of an apartment building, all suffering hard times. From the owner who is about to lose the building, to a beautiful gold-digger out to get all she can from men, and on to a bum, we see a range of personalities. Each has an agenda and motive and we're able to see how honor and integrity plays into this story. When one of the residents announces he's won the lottery...the stage is set for major drama. I really enjoyed this story and the lesson I drew from it.
"Ghetto Fabulous," by Angel Hunter, introduces us to a reformed drug-addict and single mother trying to support her three children, with not much assistance from the three fathers. She has someone new in her life, but she's barely making ends meet. Winning the lottery would certainly make things better for her and her children. The writing in this story wasn't as tight as I would've liked and at the end I was left feeling as if the story was closed too abruptly, but it did help me to see the determination a person can have when they have the desire to strive for what they want versus giving up when life throws them curve balls.
Dwayne S. Joseph flips the script in "One Night, Six Dreams" with an extreme case of what people will do to have it all. When a group of co-workers get together to buy lottery tickets, no one suspects that the person assigned to pick up the tickets will disappear. Yet, our main character decides that all of the money is better than splitting it six ways. The night turns into a bizarre journey of chaos and destruction. Fast-paced and quite unrealistic, I enjoyed this story, but felt it would've been even more enjoyable if things hadn't transpired so quickly. There just seemed to be too much chaos in one night, but of the three, this was my favorite as it shows the darkness that sometimes hide behind the masks that many wear daily.
Since these were short stories, there wasn't really much to glean from many of the characters and the plot was the same for each story. Collectively, the stories did well in showcasing what a person would do for a dollar and a dream. In a few places, I thought the protagonists acted out of character and in one, there was unnecessary drama, but overall, it was an enjoyable read.
Reviewed by Tee C. Royal
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
Rating: 
Summary: Pretty Good For Short Stories
Review: First of all I enjoyed the book but I am learning not to pay such close attention to the reviews. I think it was a good book, not off the chain or oh,it is one of the best books out there. It just depends on your reading preference. I really enjoyed Easy Street. It was comical and unpredictable. It also has heated sex in the story, which I love. The second story didn't keep my attention enough to read the entire story so I can not comment. I am in a rush to read two other books I have. The third story was also very good. The plots of the book were original. The third story shows how money can be the root of evil. I enjoyed this book. It is worth reading.
Rating:
Summary: Not Bad
Review: I am the biggest Carl Weber fan, so I was really excited to read this. Not his best, but for short stories with him and the other 2 authors, not bad!!!
Rating:
Summary: Great
Review: I loved the whole book, and it's theme of the all mighty dollar. One story in particular that caught my attention was the "Ghetto Faboulous". That story was the best I hope to see more books like this in the future so that I can write about it later in the future Carl Weber keep up the good work.
Rating:
Summary: Great
Review: I loved the whole book, and it's theme of the all mighty dollar. One story in particular that caught my attention was the "Ghetto Faboulous". That story was the best I hope to see more books like this in the future so that I can write about it later in the future Carl Weber keep up the good work.
Rating: 
Summary: It was just okay
Review: These stories all had the same basic theme--greed just isn't worth it. All of the characters were well crafted, the dialogue was fresh, and there was humor left and right. The first story about the neighbors was just funny, the second was inspiring but seemed really unrealistic (although the characters were cool), but the third one was so wild that it seemed very realistic. The last one stood out way for than the other two just because it had a beginning, middle, and an end whereas the first two seemed rushed to get to the end. I enjoyed this book.
Rating:
Summary: It was alright
Review: These stories were alright. I waited a long time to read this book and could have waited a little bit longer. As an author I don't think that Carl Weber is all that, so by him representing these three authors, I don't know...La Jill Hunt did a good job on "Drama Queen", but I can't say the same for her installment of "Easy Street". I don't know if I would ever read anything by Angel Hunter or Dwayne S. Joseph again. All this book did was make me want to go out and buy a lottery ticket. Wish me luck, maybe I'll split it with you....2df. Later!!!!
Rating:
Summary: good read
Review: This book for the most part was good. The first two stories were really nice, heartwarming and making you think that dreams do come true. I did not really care for the third story, because too much happened in it. I mean I guess that can happen for real somewhere in the world, but it seemed unrealistic, that this would happen the way that it unfolded in the book. All in the space of one day. For me to believe that this actually happened, I guess I would have to be caught up in it myself. The first story Easy Street more portrayed what people would do when the greed monster hits you, that one seemed very realistic, and the twist at the end made me give it a thumbs up. The second story was different from other stories I have read before, they usually have the single mother trying to move on with her life but getting no where, or falling back into her old habits, and making you suck your teeth because it was so predictable. But this story really turned it around, so it had it's own little twist. I was hoping for the last story to bring it all together though.
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