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| Eye-opening to the world of black and gay black for the Neophite |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Obviously this was written to the straight crowd to understand the points of view and lives of the Black male and the Gay Black male. Some gay reviewers were upset that they did not learn much, true but it helps put thing in perspective even for you Divas! For the feminist reviewers, well all i can say is no one can ever please a woman, especially the feminist ones. For the rapper: OK, he a clear dumb as* and probably did not have the attention span to get past the first pages, and what a shame! It is great for the white str8 guys and for the newbies at being gay and being black. Its a great review onto other gay books including the mediocre "On the Down-low". So, you will either love it, or hate it. No in betweens here. Buy it of course, and read the entire thing. Form your own opinion. DOnt be cheap and let these reviews make up your mind. i'd love to read what you had to say about it.
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| A Brilliant Book that is indeed LIFE CHANGING!! |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Mr. Boykin has done an outstanding job of relating the issues that challenge gay men and women of color in America. And I very much appreciated that many of Mr. Boykin's observations and analysis stem from personal experiences that he relates to such an honest degree that in some instances I felt uncomfortable (as if I was an intruder - albeit welcomed) while reading them. This book should be REQUIRED reading in every high school in America! While we are likely decades away from this ever being a real possibility - I am very thankful that Mr. Boykin took the time to weave together a story - a record - if you will - of a REALITY that is as AMAZING as it is PAINFUL for many of us at this point and time in American history.
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| I am a rapper |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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I am a rapper. I hate this book. It's wack and stupid.
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| Danm Good |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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This book is a page turner, you feel yourself actually wanting to coniue reading it.
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| This book states the obvious without adding much. |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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Kudos to Boykin for writing the book, but in all honesty, the work seems written for an audience that is either non-black or black but non-gay. For black gays, most of Boykin's observations will seem obvious, and he doesn't offer much new insight. After a while, books like this grow tiresome and seem almost cynical in their opportunism.
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