Rating: Summary: When you look at me Review: What can I say. This book was soooo good. For Ms. Biggs first time out, this book (minus the typos) was very well written. You felt Tammy and Hassan's pain, trials, and tribulations.I couldnt put this book down (read it in 1 day). I will admit I wasnt too fond of Tammy getting with Tom. She needed someone in her life to take care of her and the kids, but she wasnt feeling him like that b/c @ the drop of a dime she would have went back to Hassan if he had his mess together. If you are a fan of african american novels/lit, this is a must on your list of books! You will not be disappointed.
Rating: Summary: A MODERN DAY ROMANCE Review: When you look at me, I found to be a great read, a must. As I flipped through the pages I wanted to shake some sense into Tammy. As I continued I had a change of heart. By the end of the book I could feel the void Hassan and Tammy felt. Undra Biggs has done a traffic job. I'm looking forward to other titles from this author. Thumbs up!
Rating: Summary: A gripping novel from an author soon to be known by many! Review: When you look at me, what do you see? This is the question asked by 17-year-old, Tamlyn Blake, a welfare mother of two, high school drop out who is living in the projects; and her boyfriend Hassan Colbirth, a 23-year-old ex-convict drug dealer, loaded down with luxury automobile and a child from a previous relationship. WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME is the first novel from author Undra "E." Biggs, and if the writing has anything to do with future novels, Biggs will be a name known by many. First and foremost, this novel is very real, and as a result very painful to read at times. The reality of the situations that surround Tamlyn and Hassan are so "in your face" that you feel immersed with the characters, and consequently ride their emotional rollercoasters as they hit highs and slam into lows. The novel intermingles the reality of daily living with bittersweet love in a way that makes for a fast read. I often time found myself upset with the main character, after all, love is love, but pain is pain, and you too will become so engrossed with Tamlyn's character, that you will want her to succeed and to leave the negativity once and for all in order to revel in the happiness that should be so good and sweet for her. But in this story, you'll learn - among many things - that what's on the surface barely tells the true story. Love may be forever, but will it make you happy? Just because you live in the projects, does that mean you're insignificant? Can you ever climb out of a hole you've spent your entire life involuntarily digging yourself into? When you look at WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME, you'll understand the answers to these questions, and so many more. Bittersweet and revealing to the end is this novel...a definite must-read! Shonell Bacon, author of "Luvalwayz: The Opposite Sex & Relationships"
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