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More Church Folk (2010)

by Michele Andrea Bowen(Favorite Author)

3.92 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0446577766 (ISBN13: 9780446577762)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Grand Central Publishing

review 1: It's been a while since I last read Church Folk. I don't remember much from it but I do remember liking it better than this book. I found More Church Folk to be far too descriptive and repetitive. This book could have been a lot shorter and easier to read if Bowen had cut out all of the detailed descriptions of what everyone was wearing as well as the reminders of the plot in every other chapter. I really had a problem with these so-called good ministers who were promiscuous. Don't waste your money on this one.
review 2: Who knew that a holy place, a place of gathering and worship can also be the perfect setting for Politics, Crime and Corruption. More Church Folks takes a stab at the issue with a comical and at times incredulous twist. The idea behind the... more story was relevant and gripping and it really had me thinking about all those church organizations here at home. Like Andrea Bowen, we question their true allegiance too and there are a lot of Babatundes, Caruthers and Hemphills amongst our church folks. But sadly aside from relating to the plot, there was little else that grabbed my attention.My first issue with this book is oddly the same issue I had with The Twilight Saga Eclipse; too much narration. The readers don’t want to be told every single thing. We want to discover them on our own either through dialogue or through skillful prose. With More Church Folk, there was nothing that was left a mystery or left to the imagination of the readers. As a result of this reading parts of the book where it’s supposed to be exciting or suspenseful just came across as being very anti-climactic. Another issue that I had was the exaggeration of African American Culture in the story. Julie @ Knitting and Sundries reviewed this book and noted that the author over exaggerated African American culture. Initially (and very foolishly) I disagreed with her thinking that African American culture made good fodder for the type of drama More Church Folks would bring. After reading the book myself I am proud to say I was wrong. The author did exaggerate African American culture to the extent that it made you do one of three things (or in my case all three); roll your eyes, yell “oh c’mon” or as Trinidadians frequently do steups.* Admittedly it was a bit disappointing to have to read these exaggerations at points of the story where things were beginning to really look up for the prose.With my issues aside, I really think that the plot was very original and for most of us very relatable. It was such a great idea to set the story in a gospel church since those congregations tend to be full of energy and lots and lots of drama. I liked all of the characters, even the bad ones because they each brought something different to the story. My issues feel weighty compared to the positives that i found in the book and for that reason I don’t think that More Church Folk will make it to my personal bookshelf but there are other reviewers who think differently. You can read all about it at The Merry Genre Go Around Reviews and The Black Urban Times .*According to urbandictionary.com, a steups is a trini slang used to describe sucking teeth. It usually connotes irritation, disgust or disbelief. less

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