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Between Lovers
With each new novel, Eric Jerome Dickey has established himself as one of the freshest and most exciting writers on America's contemporary fiction scene. His latest book is no exception. Set in the San Francisco Bay area, Between Lovers brings together three irresistible characters. The novel's narrator a Los Angeles-based writer is still reeling from being dumped by Nicol...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
May 6th 2003
by NAL Trade
(first published June 25th 2001)
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Nov 10, 2007
Tamara Evans
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I'll start this review by saying this, I am a very big fan of Eric Jerome Dickey.There's just something about his work that makes you not want to put the book down until the end.This is also the case with his latest book, Friends and Lovers. Although at first I was somewhat drawn to the story line, it wasn't until I had gotten through the first chapter that I had found myself hooked.
The story line is this: The main character got dumped at the altar by Nicole. Nicole then moved away from their h...more
The story line is this: The main character got dumped at the altar by Nicole. Nicole then moved away from their h...more
This is a book I would never have picked up at the library, or
bought, or would have been interested in by reading a review. It came in a box of books on tape that I bought secondhand. A book about a guy and his exfiance who's now in a lesbian relationship? Written by a black
male? With steamy sex scenes? No, not my type of book at all.
So I was shocked. Not by the sex, but because I ended up really
liking this book. I was prepared to dislike all of the characters.
What kind of a loser would still w...more
bought, or would have been interested in by reading a review. It came in a box of books on tape that I bought secondhand. A book about a guy and his exfiance who's now in a lesbian relationship? Written by a black
male? With steamy sex scenes? No, not my type of book at all.
So I was shocked. Not by the sex, but because I ended up really
liking this book. I was prepared to dislike all of the characters.
What kind of a loser would still w...more
Funny story on how I came to read this book. I remember seeing this book on the $1 'for sale' table at the public library years ago and my first reaction was to pass on it. At the moment I began to look for something more "scholarly", this image of an episode from the 90s TV comedy, "A Different World" popped into my head. It was the episode where, Mrs. Claire Huxtable was telling Kim Reese during a career training fair to "read books with absolutely no literary value" in order to relax. So I to...more
One of my favorite books EJD and of all time. I am a EJD fan so I read this book many years ago. However, it was one of his books I kept skipping over for a long time. The description just didn't read to me. However,I eventually forced myself to read it. Great decision! This story put a dent in my world view at the time. I even cried at the end. There's a quote from the book that I use in everyday life. So I would highly recommend it especially if you are starting on EJD!
This book is about a man named Darell who is a big time writer living in Calaiforina and he is madly in love with a woman named Nicole and on there wedding day he thinks he is going to get married to the woman who he thinks is the love of his life well when it's time to say their I do's Nicole leaves him at the altar she them goes to Ohio to be with her lover onn the side wh turns out to be a woman a who goes by the name of Annya, well one day Darell is in Ohio for a book signing when he bumps i...more
Niggas, Pimps, Hoes
This is how college educated Millionaires speak. I am tired of language that demeans and seperates people being to accepted. The plot a referenced rip of the film Chasing Amy is paper thin. While the characters are well drawn and human I stopped at when the characters bi-lingual business men and women speak like gutter trash.
Please don't think this is reactionary offense I have read the book Nigger, about the single word and its use as well as the Lisa Lawrence Thereasa Knight...more
This is how college educated Millionaires speak. I am tired of language that demeans and seperates people being to accepted. The plot a referenced rip of the film Chasing Amy is paper thin. While the characters are well drawn and human I stopped at when the characters bi-lingual business men and women speak like gutter trash.
Please don't think this is reactionary offense I have read the book Nigger, about the single word and its use as well as the Lisa Lawrence Thereasa Knight...more
I loved this. Although I kept think Nicole was SO SO selfish. She wanted to have her cake and eat it too. But I love how it was all resolved in the end. Had me rooting for Nicole all the way. Altho i hated her momma so bad. But she's a product of her upbringing so I got over that in time.
I feel Dickey is one of the best writers of dialogue in the english language. He pulls no punches in his writing and really illustrtates the tention that is created between persons in relationships.
Read this one. This writer will suck you in bounce you to the curb.
Read this one. This writer will suck you in bounce you to the curb.
I really enjoyed reading this book although it didn't end the way that I thought it would. This book had a few twists and had me crying in the end and my heart poured out for the narrator and the love that he had for nicole. Great job EJD!
Great novel ! I am a huge Eric Jerome Dickey fan and I must say this is one of my favorite pieces written by him. This was actually the very first book I read by him and ever since I made it a MUST to read all his other novels .
The story did keep my attention and it wasn't a continual fight to finish the book, I loved the attention to detail in general in Eric's writing, but the ending was pretty lackluster for me. Kind of an anticlimax would be a more fitting choice of words for this book, ha! I enjoyed the plot but I wouldn't really read it again. I can't help feeling like there's something missing from it.
Jan 12, 2009
Kittiya
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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Seen it on Carla's & Rowleen's list
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I wasn't sure I would like this book. I got so mad soo many times at the stupid sh*t the characters kept doing. But before I knew it, it was making me cry and I couldn't put it down. Over all it ended up being a good story.
I really enjoyed this look at a world outside of my experience. This is a tale of three people working their way through a war of affection. The characters felt pretty real to me.
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I really enjoyed the imagery of this book. Beautiful and sexy. The twist in the the middle alse had me tied emotionally to the constant struggle for love and acceptance.
Jan 10, 2009
Angel Eyez
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This was the first book I read by this author and I mustsay it lead me to really start reading more book, This was a great and very interesting book! I loved it!
An excellent novel. How bad will you fight for love? Or what would you do for love? That the questions you will asked yourself.
Dickey was extremely out of the box in this book and it was indeed a page turner for sure....the sex scenes were explosive!
years ago I read this book and it's a really good book. This is when EJD's books were on my list to read everday.
I read this book but I don't remember what happened. It was too long ago. I know I liked it though. It was sexy
Do not remember what happen in this book. It has been a long time since I read it. However, the note I wrote in the book said that it was good. Therefore, I guess I will rate it as so.
This one, I really loved. I loved the twists and the turns, and it was Jawdropping right from the beginning for me.
I've read this book a few times...it was amazing to read about someone being loved so much by two people.
Omg.... Between lovers is so awesome. A love triangle that leaves you breathless, angry, excited and so much more.... Between lovers depicts the everyday struggles of us humans when we are so blinded by love that we find it hard to see beyond that love we feel but after the fog is lifted and we see that silver lining then and only then can we truly let go of the past, it hurts, resentments and find true healing. And sometimes it takes tragedy for us to come to that understanding, find true love...more
EJD has a way of writing that always makes me connect and empathize with his characters wether I like them or not. I was so into this story I had to force myself to put it down and go to sleep and then if course I dreamed about it, for some reason Kemah from the wire was in it too but anyway...
I laughed, said oh sh** a couple of times lol any book that can do that for me is a good sign. And it had a fitting ending, bumped it from 4 to 5 stars. Excellent story.
I laughed, said oh sh** a couple of times lol any book that can do that for me is a good sign. And it had a fitting ending, bumped it from 4 to 5 stars. Excellent story.
I really like Eric Jerome Dickey, he always has a lot of drama! Which I love!
I did enjoy this book, but Nicole really started to irritate me!
My favorite Eric Jerome Dickey Book to date...I loved this book.
Mr. Dickey has a way with words that places each character or scenario directly in front of you just like watching a movie. I thought "Between Lovers" was an excellent read with all of it's twists and turns. I'm looking forward to reading "Dying for Revenge". :-)
I absolutely loved this book from the begining to the end.
Feb 17, 2009
Nickoya
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I hated the ending it could have been better
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Eric Jerome Dickey was born in Memphis, Tennessee and attended the University of Memphis (the former Memphis State), where he earned his degree in Computer System Technology. In 1983, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in engineering.
After landing a job in the aerospace industry as a software developer, Eric Jerome Dickey's artistic talents surfaced, inspiring him to become an actor and a...more
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