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Summary: Best Hip-Hop Fiction to date!
Review: This is the best Hip-Hop fiction I have read! The story is so real. K.Elliott has weaved a suspense novel that is full of twists. There is so much going on in this novel and Elliott has pulled it off with a plot that pulls you in right to the very last page. Jamal just released from prison wants to the right thing but gets sucked back into the life of dealing. While looking for his mother who he lost contact with. Dream is a pretty do good school teacher who can't help but love Jamal and soon finds her life Entangled. There is so much in this plot, A white cop, a black cop, a good cop, a bad cop, a lost mother, a stripper. Street life in the truest form.Entangled won our The Best Hip-Hop Fiction 2003 Award!
If you like Hip-Hop Fiction, you will love this new addition. Dawn
Mahogany
Of Albany, N.Y.
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Summary: WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This novel Entangled is one of the realest depictions of street-life to date. (...)Entangled is head and shoulders above the rest. First of all it has a plot. Secondly its well written and thirdly its unpredictable. I would reccomend this novel to anybody looking for true life DRAMA. Go get it you wont be dissapointed
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Summary: EYE-OPENER
Review: THIS WAS BY FAR ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS THAT I HAVE READ SINCE THE COLDEST WINTER EVER, IT IS SO REAL AND MAKES YOU THINK THAT IT CAN ACTUALLY HAPPEN TO YOU. GREAT JOB MR.ELLIOTT LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR NEXT PROJECT.
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Summary: OFF DA HOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: TO ANYONE WHO HASN'T READ THIS BOOK- YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE MISSING!!!!!!!! THIS BOOK IS SOOO 4 REAL!!!
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK CUZ!! WILL THERE BE A PART 2!!!???
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Summary: Caught up in the Dance
Review: Urban Hip Hop is one of my favorite genres. K-Elliott's debut weaves a fast paced tale of drugs, street life and a quest for Diamonds and Pearls. After serving five years for drug conspiracy Jamal vows never again to go back to jail. After being released he realizes gainful employment is a difficult task. In the meantime he connects with his childhood friend Dawg, who entices Jamal to contact his cocaine connection, Angelo in Florida. On a flight from Charlotte to Florida Jamal and Dawg meet Keisha Ferguson who is traveling with her girlfriend Dream Nelson. Jamal meets Dream and becomes mesmerized not only by her looks but her name. Dream is a middle school history teacher at Spaugh, and Jamal is a drug dealer. The contrast between the two lives is fascinating especially when Dream attempts to keep Jamal from his life of crime. As well as watching the transformation Dream goes through to help her thuggish man. I enjoyed reading the romance mixed amongst the violence and drug dealing that became a part of both their lives. When two worlds begin to collide there is no telling where the pieces will fall. Dream got so tangled in Jamal's world she almost lost her own. The undertone references to God were truly a welcomed sight amidst the violence and drugs and mistaken glamour of the streets. One message I walked away with after reading this book was He is always in the midst, working it out. No MATTER WHAT (Originally read and reviewed Dec 2003)
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Summary: History is destined to repeat itself
Review: What is it with good girls falling head over heels for the "bad guy" or the "roughneck" these days? K. Elliot has captured this phenomenon quite accurately in Entangled, and aptly named his work so, because Dream certainly finds herself swallowed up in a mess concerning her love interest, Jamal. Dream is portrayed as coming from a good family whose parents have high hopes for her life. She is a history and although her name sounds a bit ghetto to me, she's not really a ghetto girl. She isn't satisfied with her life or the choice of men to share her life with. In the past she hasn't exactly chosen ones that her parents thought were suitable for her, but there is something that she finds attractive in the thug. As a history teacher, she should know that if a lesson isn't learned from previous mistakes, history is destined to repeat itself. Her relationship with Jamal, a drug trafficker fresh out of prison who said he didn't want to return to the life, is such an example. She's captivated by Jamal. However, her parents aren't as taken. As the story becomes more entangled, Dream is drawn into some things that she didn't bargain for. I grew upset with Dream and the notion of a woman so enamored with a man that she would do anything for him, even when she knows it's wrong. She realizes that he's dealing high stake drugs and fails to leave this man alone. Best classified as urban or street fiction, Entangled had an interesting hook that drew me in. The subplot of a DEA agent who has mixed feelings about his job makes the story interesting. Could there really be people who care about the subjects they are arresting? I could have jumped through the pages on several occasions and handled a little business but alas, it's a novel. The technicalities of writing were met, which is a highlight to urban fiction these days, so kudos are extended to Mr. K. Elliott on shining a positive light on grammar. I would have liked to see a more positive portrayal of a strong woman, rather than an easily controlled puppet, but I can't have it all. I'm interested in seeing what Mr. Elliott will put out in the future. Will he stick with this genre or move on to more mainstream fiction?
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Summary: TB_NEW
Review: Your book was extraordinary, you've taken hip-hop literature to another level. Your characters were profound and I felt every emotion that each one possessed. You took us inside the minds of those effected by the streets. You gave it to us straight without a chaser. Keep up the good work, I'll be looking for your next novel. Take Care!!!
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