The Queen of Harlem
by Brian Keith Jackson
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Author: Brian Keith JacksonEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-04
ISBN: 0385502958
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Doubleday
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Book Review: A Believable Queen
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm a virgin to Brian Keith Jackson, and although this was my first venture into his literary world, I rather enjoyed it. Jackson has a wry tongue in cheek brand of humor. He meticulously plays with words making them define Carmen for the star studded, well-dressed diva we fell in love with more and more as we turned the pages. His edgy writing style allowed his novel several moments where it shines all too brightly. The dialogue was raw and gritty, the description so vivid you'd believe that you'd lived in the infamous townhouse de Carmen with Carmen and Malik. The character Mason, who becomes Malik when he disguises his uppercrust past to blend into a life in Harlem that he finds most intriguing was refreshingly honest. It came as no surprise when he fatasizes about Carmen day and night only to fall for a college student whose background mirrored his. The moral of the story? Does he keep up the charade of being Malik or miss out on someone who it seems will appreciate him for who he really is and wants to become. Nearing the end of the story the novel took on an almost psychotic twist and the ending left me perplexed. But just like a lover who doesn't fully know when they've been kicked to the curb, his writing style had me caged and of course I had to pledge that if he writes another novel I'd most definitely give it a shot.
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