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The Sexy Part Of The Bible (2011)

by Kola Boof(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1936070960 (ISBN13: 9781936070961)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Akashic Books

review 1: 3.5 stars. Enjoyed the book, lots of themes and ideas to digest. Some books are idea-driven, some are experience-driven; this book is a mix of the two. Boof did a good job weaving symbols depicting the intricacies of the white supremacist world (Eternity, cloning, modeling), but I got the feeling that it might have been her weakness as well, not enough personal character development even though you are with Eternity the entire book, too much play with ideas and skimpy scene-writing (she told rather than showed, basically, taking away the potentially enormous emotional impact it had. Not to say it isn't emotional at all.) - this book isn't perfect, but I'm looking forward to Boof's next work, in hopes her craft will be more honed.
review 2: Kola is certainly a f... moreirecracker and The Sexy Part of the Bible contains and holds well that certain proud energy. She brings up a whole lot in this book and it covers a wide timespan, but I really, really enjoyed reading it. Tha protagonist, Eternity Frankenheimer, is as vulnerable, honest, confused, and insecure as anyone but she asserts this without a flake of hesitation. "Woman is man's church," she state at one point. The book reaches so far into you and your identity that it's an interactive version of one of her penetration scenes. Her grasp of and ability to connect love, power, gender, color, religion, personal philosophy, hope, denial, individualism, and history is startling and kept me interested until the last page. Her commentary on this range of real life experience give Eternity a sort of fullness that makes you almost completely forget her own "cloned" existence. Kola's writing style is enjoyable as well, though at times (especially in the supermodel scenes) it does get a little shaky, it's strong enough to provide the novel–story and characters–with a solid backbone. Her take, on page 217, on the essence of men both white and black is incredible and is no question one of the reasons she has been banned from some bookstores. A thought-provoking piece of literature that makes you feel humble and susceptible to seeing the world differently. less

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