- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Oct 13 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0684855933
- ISBN-13: 978-0684855936
- Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 13.5 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,563,985 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Endearing earnestness and a promising setup can't save Tyree's latest (after A Do Right Man) from a terminal case of the blahs. After 10 years of raising Walter and Little Jay, her sons fathered out of wedlock by two different men, self-made businesswoman Denise Stewart finds herself increasingly, though platonically, involved with their fathers, each of whom has suddenly taken an interest in his offspring?just as Denise is embarking on a new, serious romance with a third man, a truck-driver named Brock. A more imaginative writer would have made comedy or light drama of the improbable premise, but Tyree plows ahead, straightfaced, through soporific domestic minutiae: endless Thanksgiving dinners, sports analyses, Christmas shopping sprees and discussions of the virtues of hardwood floors. The fathers (one a failed basketball player, now a laborer, the other an upwardly mobile banker who learns to value family over money) buckle under the heavy sociological weight Tyree asks them to carry. Although there's never any doubt that Denise will marry the goodhearted, doltish Brock, Tyree never quite explains why she wants to cast her lot with him. In one way or another, each of the figures is a mouthpiece for responsible fatherhood or the difficulties of single motherhood. At nearly 400 pages, the novel will wear out its welcome even with Tyree's many loyal fans.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Black and single, Denise Stewart escaped the ghetto of her childhood for the largely white suburbs of Chicago through determination, hard work, and education. Now, after being on her own for a decade and raising two sons fathered by different men, Denise falls in love with Brock, a truck driver who seems willing to make her sons a part of the life he and Denise will share. In addition, the fathers of her sons decide that they want to take more responsibility for their children. J.D., Jimmy's ex-con father, realizes that if he wants his talented son to get a college basketball scholarship, he has to make sure Jimmy avoids the mistakes he himself made as a teenager. After attending the Million Man March in Washington, wealthy Walter believes that Walter Jr. should live with him and his wife. Perhaps because he is writing about a major issue in the black community?the responsibility black men take for the lives of their children?this second novel from Tyree (Flyy Girl, LJ 9/15/96) reads mostly like an impassioned essay or sociology textbook. His message is loud and clear, but his didactic writing and one-dimensional characters doom this novel.?Nancy Pearl, Washington Ctr. for the Book, Seattle
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Single Mom Was Cool,
By Keepin it real (St. Louis, Mo USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Single Mom: A Novel (Paperback)
I thought Single Mom did a good job of hearing all the sides of the story. It gave you an ideal of how everybody felt. It wasn't better than Flyy Girl but this book was good. Its something that is good to read.
4.0 out of 5 stars
SIngle Mom Review,
By Ebony (Rhode ISland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Single Mom: A Novel (Paperback)
Title: Single MomAuthor: Omar Tyree This book is about a woman named Denise Stewart. She is a single mother from Chicago. She is now raising to sons; their names are Jimmie Stewart and Walter Perry Jr. They are ages 12 and 15. Their fathers decided to come back into their lives, one because of the million-man march and the other because they have basketball in common. Besides this Denise also has to deal with a man that wants to marry her, and she doesn't think that she is ready for the commitment. I thought this book was very interesting, it is another stimulating novel by Omar Tyree. I think a lot of single mothers could relate to the characters in the book. I know I could relate to the single parent home environment being from one myself. So, I recommend this book to anyone who wants to enjoy a good read about single mothers in today's society.
3.0 out of 5 stars
The single mother blues,
By Dawn Chambray (Michigan, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Single Mom: A Novel (Hardcover)
Being a single mother myself I can understand the challenges. I myself have to juggle between my two children, a full time job and being in college full time. But this book is definitely missing something. Sure there are struggles with single mothers from the ghetto. But what exactly are the struggles? This book only gave sparse details. Nothing was told of what happened to Denise and her son when she was left at JD's mother's house after he was sent to prison. Was she put on the streets or did she just move in with her friend and her two kids? This book has too many holes that should have been filled. I mean as long as it was you would think that a little more information would have been included. This is the first book that I've actually read by Tyree but it seems like he tries to go in the minds of women and think like them. There was a good part of the book though. When all the men involved tell the story from their perspectives. But it still does not give enough info. Single mothers have to go through a lot more than what Denise had to. Being a single mother myself I know this. I have been through a lot more and I'm still striving, and I'm not even from the ghetto! There was just not enough spice to this book. It needs a tad bit more flavor. Or maybe Tyree should have actually interviewed a single mother and based the book on a true story or actual facts.
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