Dancing With Redemption and Drowning is Desire
Rating:
4 / 5
The first African American serial novel written by ten authors detailing the erotic journey of a young man's quest for redemption. With different writing styles, this tapestry of fiction unfolds without a hitch. Each author wrote their own chapter with Sekou writing the first and last.When Butterflies Kiss is loaded with redemption and desire. It is the story of a young man coming of age and finding his own place in the world. The first of ten authors begins the story with Dante, a poet who has more than one woman in his life and many desires. Butterflies are very mysterious critters, imagining them kissing is tough. The correlation between Dante's struggle with life and the butterflies is truly a work of art.
Mahogany Book Club Best Collective Story Award 2003
Rating:
5 / 5
A collective novel woven together by ten writers,
without any previous discussion of the story line.
Sekou starts the story and Kiini Ibura Salaam,
Elizabeth Clara Brown, T'Kalla, Natasha Tarpley,
Korby Marks, Shange, Kim Green, Leticia Benson
and Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie each contribute a
chapter. Sekou starts the story with Dante, a writer
who fears commitment and is tormented by his nightmares.
As the chapters unfold Dante falls in and out of relationships
with beautiful women, each woman gives him something he needs
but he searches for more. Unable to find peace within. After his
breakup with Sheron a beautiful exotic dancer, Dante finds out
how much of a friend Malik, his so called bestfriend is when he
comes boasting to him about how he is dating Sheron. Feeling
hurt and betrayed Dante heads to Jamaica for a writers workshop
where he finds more erotic adventure that leaves him tormented inside.
Treasure, who always seems to read his mind and know his needs had
given him a new journal as a gift and made Dante promise to write in it.
Dante discovers just how much a treasure this new journal is when he starts
to pen his soul, painting the pages with his emotions and finally after
releasing his hurt he finds redemption.
Each writer gives you their own spin on erotica, spirituality and love as
they move with Dante on his journey to self. The chapters flow sweetly from
one writer to the next. A wonderful collaboration from ten gifted writers.
The story is indeed well balanced, An arousing erotic adventure that keeps
you turning the pages.
We voted this novel Best Collective Story for 2003reviewed by; Dawn
2/25/03
Who says you can't judge a book by its cover?
Rating:
5 / 5
As sensuous and erotic as its classy cover, this beautiful and tantalizing novel will knock your socks off and make your toes curl... literally! So grab a glass of wine and some "honey and lime" and get ready to experience what happens WHEN BUTTERFLIES KISS.
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