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Bo Montgomery

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Disturbing

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1 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 10-22-24

The plot could have been really interesting but the author focused way too much on the worst parts of societies male dominated hierarchy without offering any subtlety. At no point does the author imagine there are men and women who desire equity and balance between the two sexes. When a character does look at the morality it is fleeting. There are so many plot holes for a book of this length and the story arc lacks any depth. What happens to the woman who helps the men? The slave narrative is gross, mostly because it lacks any real world experience or understanding of the power dynamics between a slave master relationship. Wars have been fought over slavery and many chose death over servitude but the author’s fantasy doesn’t deal with any issues beyond the surface. Worst of all the sex description are boring, crass, and mostly focus on rape fantasy.

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Where’s the Black Sheep

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 12-06-23

Thoughtful and reverent all the while being entertaining and funny. Mac’s unique journey in wine is told in a narrative that anyone who likes wine will enjoy. Great read for all ages over 21, I guess but will bring back fond memories for those who cut their teeth in wine in the late 90s and early two thousands. Mac’s not afraid to sling a little mud and tell the stories behind the scenes.

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Fantastic

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 10-08-23

The best book I’ve read this year. Great balance of craft, story telling, point of view. Very well done.

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WTF Bonus Story!

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-27-23

I enjoyed the variety of stories and the narrators were classic for hard boiled mystery or cozy murder mystery. Nothing innovative or unusual from the collection but I enjoyed it nonetheless. That is until the last bonus story which featured a setting called N word-head with a hard N and G. Couldn’t get through the story as each time the place was referenced threw me away from the story. What the hell?

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Original Take on Genre

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4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 06-10-23

Inspired by the originality and the weaving of multiple story lines but the extended use of mystery was distracting and could have been refined by the author a bit more.

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Most informative

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 05-19-23

This is one of the best historical accounts of the Black Panther Party that seeks to analyze the movement from a neutral perspective. Anyone who is a fan of historical literature will appreciate the work that went into this book. It unveils the good, the bad, and the ugly around the movement and it’s protractors.

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Wonderful

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 05-02-23

Captures the spirit and hearts of several generations. Will keep the listener engaged all the way to the end.

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Nicely Done

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-06-23

If you’ve never read any Afro-Utopian fiction then you will find this a great place to start. The author has a unique perspective with characters mainly focused in the Baltimore, MD Black community. Reminiscent of Black Panther Party ideologies but with an updated approach relevant to today. At times some readers will wish the author was more militant in her approach and others will be horrified by the premise, to me, means the author has done an admirable job in presenting her point of view. The only bad part is this book is the beginning of a series and the ending is left wide open for future works, instead of a conclusion with an open ended twist.

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