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Waiting in Vain: A Novel
"I'm a Jamaican. Yardie to de bloodclaat core. I love stout more than wine. I love cricket more than baseball. . . . I love Bob Marley more than Beethoven or Basie. . . . And I think that the fat on a woman batty and hips is sexy thing that they shouldn't try to lose at the gym. . . ."
As the clock nears midnight, a travel-weary man steps out of the New York subway where Ch...more
As the clock nears midnight, a travel-weary man steps out of the New York subway where Ch...more
Mass Market Paperback, 416 pages
Published
December 15th 2010
by One World/Ballantine
(first published 1998)
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A "Good Feel" Read,
Like Pac-Man, I could not get enough, and was not let down from the 1st day to the very last words!
The flavors, textures, sounds, smells, vibes conjured up in a way that only Colin can, were so vivid in the book. From the jagged edge of SoHo, to the streets & winding roads of Kingston,......... and everything in-between.
This book explores relationships on many levels; romance, love, money, class, race, power, sex, inner-self. It's about...more
Like Pac-Man, I could not get enough, and was not let down from the 1st day to the very last words!
The flavors, textures, sounds, smells, vibes conjured up in a way that only Colin can, were so vivid in the book. From the jagged edge of SoHo, to the streets & winding roads of Kingston,......... and everything in-between.
This book explores relationships on many levels; romance, love, money, class, race, power, sex, inner-self. It's about...more
Reading romance novels for class is such a strange thing. This one is so overtly sexy that it gets kind of tired. Also, I was getting to be kind of interested in the conflict of the story but the ending falls flat. It seemed like Channer started writing a different novel around page 300, which was bizarre. In any case, an interesting popular fiction look at identity and Caribbean diaspora.
This book was so lyrical that I became irritated at times, with the luscious display of prose. And it was luscious. I didn't feel enough of the passion between the main love interests (their names have escaped me as I create this review.) Most of the characters weren't complex enough for me, and much of the plot was predictable.
This would have been a much more interesting story about Ian and his love interests. The most complex characters, I was intrigued by his struggle to define h...more
This would have been a much more interesting story about Ian and his love interests. The most complex characters, I was intrigued by his struggle to define h...more
It's good to see a Caribbean soul write some soul! While this author tends to get violent in his works, I feel that he is gifted in the art of storytelling. I would recommend this to anyone would love to "go home and back."
Excellent book. I loved Colin Channer's descriptions and his use of language in this novel. Characters and the plot were intriguing. A book I would definitely re-read. Very romantic but not sappy.
Waiting in Vain took me on a journey into the Caribbean and back to the city. Great story telling loved the drama without being too over the top.
One of my favorite authors. I wish he would write more books. He has such a poetic way of writing. I've read every book by him.
This book was pure erotica at it's best. I look forward to more work by Colin Channer
I've read this at least 5 times already.
So far lots of sex... I enjoyed the parts in Jamaica.
Love, love, love this book. The characters are so dynamic and multifaceted that the readers reaction to them runs from one extreme to the next, there is no room for middle ground with them. The images are vivid and by the time the story comes to an end the reader will want much more. Fire took my breath away. Colin Channer is a great story teller that never disappoints.
Collin Channers writing is so lyrical this book is one of the best works of fiction I have read it's poetry and erotism as well as Channer's descriptions of food yes food are so intoxicating! This is a love story that I wish was real starring me :)!
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I loved this. I like his lyrical writing style, though Kas hates it!! I love the way he put some of these passages together. I've earmarked certain pages to go back & re-read just because I thought the paragraphs were so beautifully written...
i have read this book 3 times. i love it and have even had to replace a copy that was loaned to a friend. i could read it over and and over again.
This was not a very good book to start the year off with. The was moving slow and was very boring. I might revisit this book later on in the year.
i couldn't finish, so no stars. sorry colin channer, and i LOVED "girl with the golden shoes"
I have nothing to say.....couldn't even finish the whole book!
Great, lyrical writing! One of my all time favorites!
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