Casting the First Stone

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Summary: Church Fokes
Review: Casting the First Stone is an excellent book. It captures alot of important facts about the "church" such as business meetings and the importance of deacons and elders, but then there is the excitement that you would hate to think that happens in churches today. Just think, if it was in the book, it can happen at your church too. Anyone who reads this book will enjoy it.

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Summary: actually 3 and 1/2 stars...big improvement
Review: This is a big improvement from Ms. Roby's first book. I still found the beginning a bit laborious, but the story-line and tempo picks up after chapter 13. This book definitely needs a part II. And a little more character development to make you feel and understand all the characters, not just the strong characters in the story.

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Summary: WOW!
Review: Choose ye this day who you serve! After reading this book I began to Pray, because it's easy for us to look at other sins, but we must look at ourselves and find out where do we stand with the Lord. I'm just glad I serve a forgiving God! Thanks Kimberla for another great book.

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Summary: EXCELLENT!
Review: I HAVE READ ALL OF MRS. ROBYS BOOKS AND THEY WERE ALL GREAT. THIS BOOK WAS EXCEPTIONAL. I WOULD GIVE IT 10 STARS IF I COULD.I READ THE BOOK IN 2DAYS. I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK MRS. ROBY AND I CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT NOVEL.

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Summary: GREAT READ! EXCELLENT STORYLINE! HOT TOPIC!
Review: KIMBERLA LAWSON ROBY HAS BEEN A FAVORITE OF MINE SCINCE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS! THIS TIME SHE EXAMINES A ALL TO FAMILIAR TOPICS IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY. RELIGION, POWER, GREED, & LUST. THE CHARACTERS ARE GREAT AND I EMPATHISE WITH THE PASTOR'S WIFE. YOU ALSO GET A INSIDE LOOK AT THE PASTOR AND WHAT DROVE HIM TO HIS DEMISE. IF YOU HAVEN'T READ HERE & NOW OR BEHIND CLOSED DOORS YOU ARE MISSING GREAT READS FROM ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED AFRICAN AMERICAN WRITERS TODAY ! ALWAYS GIVING YOU SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT. KEEP EM COMING MRS ROBY I WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR #1 FAN!

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I was very disappointed with this book. I consider myself to be a great fan of Lawson-Roby's previous novels, but this book left a lot to be desired. The same points and ideas were belabored again and again and it took away from the interest of the book. While I LOVED 'Behind Closed Doors' and 'Here and Now' I wonder why the wit and skill reflected in those books was not seen in this one. And if I had to read one more insignificant detail...To the Editor or whoever advised her to add more scenery or bulk to scenes: READERS DO NOT LIKE INSIGNIFICANT DETAILS THAT DO NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE PACE OF THE STORYLINE. Kimberla, get a new editor..

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Summary: KIM ROBY-I WANT MY MONEY BACK!
Review: Casting the First Stone, a novel which supposedly exposes corruption in the church family, failed miserably. It really exposes corruption in the literary community by passing itself off as quality literature and ripping off hundreds of readers looking for substance and quality. Kimberla Roby has not mastered the writing craft and this book shows it. The words don't sing, they huddle together like a clumps of gooey mess staining over two hundred pages. The characters are shallow, the writing is repetitive, and the writer insists on telling the reader information they already know. Page after page after page, the writer tortured her readers with needless nonsense, perpetrating the myth of keeping a family together and then she turns around and commits adultery. Do two wrongs make a right? The topic of the book is a worthy subject, but this author does it no justice.

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Summary: ENTERTAINING, EXCITING, AND CAPTIVATING!
Review: After reading this book, I went back and read the reviews. I totally disagree with the bad reviews of this book. I found that this book may not have captivated Curtis' reason for all of his lies and betrayal, but why does a man cheat we will never know. I thought that Kimberly brought to the forefront the issues surrounding the church and its pastors. We should not worship the man behind the pulpit but the spirit and son of God. I enjoyed this book from cover to cover as well as all of her books. It makes you think whether you are a man or women. Why do we make decisions to stay in bad relationships? Why do we let another person control us? Maybe the bad reviews were the result of some of the characters hitting to close to home. Thanks Kim for the happy ending!

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Summary: A true test of LOVE
Review: I loved this book! i love all her books and have read them all! She just gets better and better!

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Summary: DISAPPOINTING NOVEL
Review: Although I commend the author for tackling an important issue of hypocracy within the Baptist church, I felt the author spent much to much time on mundane details and repetitive concepts which ultimately detracted from the novel. More significantly however, I think the author should have spent time discussing the factors and issues which led Curtis to be the person we see throughout the novel. The authors failure to discuss or give any insight whatsoever into what happened during the 8( eight) intervening years left a significant 'hole' in the storyline. At the conclusion of the novel, I didn't feel that I had anymore insight into the characters or storyline than I did when I started the novel.The discussion of situations faced by the characters seemed to be incredibly disjointed. I did not feel the author took the time to develop the characters and/or situations in a meaningful and significant manner. All in all, very disappointed