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The Pride
by
Faydra D. Fields (Goodreads Author)
What do you do when your life hasn’t turned out how you planned it? In a nutshell, you build a community out of the resources (human and otherwise) you have around you.
You join The Pride.
Four women have two things in common. They're all mothers, and the father of their children is the same man.
Although Emmanuel does everything he can to provide for his own household, and f...more
You join The Pride.
Four women have two things in common. They're all mothers, and the father of their children is the same man.
Although Emmanuel does everything he can to provide for his own household, and f...more
Spiral-bound, 194 pages
Published
August 1st 2011
by Sola Mente
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The Pride, Faydra D. Fields’ debut novel, is unconventional in concept, yet impeccable in its approach to an interesting conundrum: a single Black man with ten children by four different women. Sounds like it’s going to be high in low-brow drama, right? Wrong!
Taking a scenario that could quite well be a train wreck befitting a full episode of the Jerry Springer Show, Fields takes The Pride in a decidedly literary direction. Instead of making a mockery of the situation, as is popular in today’s s...more
Taking a scenario that could quite well be a train wreck befitting a full episode of the Jerry Springer Show, Fields takes The Pride in a decidedly literary direction. Instead of making a mockery of the situation, as is popular in today’s s...more
This is the third try to write a review for this book. I have found it difficult to say what I feel I should, yet leave out spoilers.
The plus is that this is about polyamorus family though it never uses that tag itself. The bad is how boring the dialogue and well, the first 2/3s of the book. Near the end of the book it seems the writing is less stilted and the characters become more real, and likable. Quoting of scripture seems out of place and a bit hypocritical. I must admit, though, I loved...more
The plus is that this is about polyamorus family though it never uses that tag itself. The bad is how boring the dialogue and well, the first 2/3s of the book. Near the end of the book it seems the writing is less stilted and the characters become more real, and likable. Quoting of scripture seems out of place and a bit hypocritical. I must admit, though, I loved...more
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Faydra took a potentially negative subject and made it an appealing story. Four women who have children by one man decide to cooperate and pool their resources. Between Emmanuel, the four women and their children, there are a lot of characters, but they are wonderfully developed.I am looking forward to getting to know them better in the next book.
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