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JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – “I’m Finally a Man: A Husband’s Journey to Manhood” by Demetrius Irick

JoeyPinkney.com Book Review
“I’m Finally a Man: A Husband’s Journey to Manhood”
by Demetrius Irick
5 of 5 Stars

“I’m Finally a Man: a Husband’s Journey to Manhood” by Demetrius Irick is an autobiography of a man who made something of himself despite everything that was against him. Irick was a man who came from humble beginnings. Instead of becoming a product of his environment, he took it upon himself to change his landscape through his own story of tragedy and triumph. Continue reading JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – “I’m Finally a Man: A Husband’s Journey to Manhood” by Demetrius Irick

JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – G.O.D. by Saleem Little

JoeyPinkney.com Book Review
“G.O.D.”
by Saleem Little
5 of 5 Stars

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G.O.D.” by Saleem Little stretched the boundaries of Urban Fiction. Through the microcosm of inner-city New York, Little shined the spotlight on the ulterior motives of the “War on Drugs”.

1986: Buffalo, NY: beginning of the crack era… Continue reading JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – G.O.D. by Saleem Little

JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – Waiting for Monday by Janet Throneberry

JoeyPinkney.com Book Review
“Waiting for Monday”
by Janet Throneberry
3 of 5 Stars

Waiting for Monday” by Janet Throneberry was a wonderful coming-of-age-story set in the mid-South.

At its core, “Waiting for Monday” was about the life of Monday Dawn Holder. Monday was abhorred by her mother, resented by her father, disgusting to her sister, tolerated by her paternal grandparents and loved by her maternal grandparents – especially the grandmother. She faced a series of challenges and tragedies that would make the average reader count their blessings as the novel progressed. This story will tug at your heartstrings and leave you emotionally spent by its conclusion. Continue reading JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – Waiting for Monday by Janet Throneberry