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Keyshia And Clyde (2008)

by Treasure E. Blue(Favorite Author)

4.46 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

034549329X (ISBN13: 9780345493293)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

One World/Ballantine

review 1: This book started out great, maybe even too good. I was ready for it to go down! And then, it SLOWED all the way down. It slowed down too much for my taste, when it picked back up things were going almost too well to me for the 17 year olds. The concept was a great one I though but I thought it could have been better some how. If it were more detailed it would have allowed me to see what the characters saw and feel what they felt. The characters never really came alive to me. The end of the book was quite interesting to me. I discovered that I may have an interest in some stories that deal with justice triumphing out of the easily convicted, idk. Some things were kind of off to me though like Keyshia's daughter situation staying with her father, despite there being clear e... morevidence that would have said otherwise. I dont know if the author was trying to play us here in the south or what. I think the way Keyshia talked took away from the story, or maybe cause Im from the south, Im like 'we don't talk like that'. I felt it wasn't appropriate and Treasure was stretching. She could have been southern without sounding like a damn slave. Keyshia seemed way more gangsta than Clyde and ironically he has the infamous name. The ending (Keyshia going to school and getting Clyde out) and the very first chapter were my favorite parts of the book. Overall this was a worthy read I think for what the synopsis was it didn't meet my expectations and thats the reason for my not so complimentary review. I will however give this author another try.
review 2: This was my first urban literature novel. I listened to this book on audio, and the reader did an excellent job. He used different voices but not in a cheesy way. The first part of the book was extremely violent and difficult to read because of the very raw nature of the writing and the story. The second part of the book was actually quite a beautiful love story. Of course, there were some fortunate coincidences and some unfortunate circumstances, but it was nice to read about two people who found such a deep and meaningful bond. Unfortunately, the ethical dilemmas and the way they were settled in the third part of the book took it down a few notches it for me. *Spoiler Alert*I mean, I felt sorry for the couple, but they did kill a guy. And they stole hundreds of thousands of dollars. Granted, the guy was a bad guy, and the money was going to bad people, but that didn't necessarily mean that the couple had the right to determine what justice to bring down on them. I could kind of forgive these two things, attributing them to a more Robin Hood-like situation, but what really threw it over the top was that this girl, studying to become a lawyer, not once, but twice acted unethically in a legal capacity. She put not only her own job and reputation on the line, but also the reputation of an entire law firm. Throughout the book, Keyshia and Clyde seek revenge on a huge number of people, and in the end, they get it. Overall, I guess the story was pretty good, but my ethical qualms with the book made it difficult for me to give it any higher than three stars. I was also kind of annoyed that the author kept mentioning his own name and his other books within the book. less

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