- Paperback: 230 pages
- Publisher: Well Done Books (October 1998)
- ISBN-10: 0966724305
- ISBN-13: 978-0966724301
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.5 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
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4.8 out of 5 stars (16 customer reviews)
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One dimensional and derivative, Oct 20 1999
By "rededgebooks" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: In Spite of (Paperback)
I guess I'll be the dissenting voice here. I could not wait to put this book down. It was just plain bad. The characters came off as one-dimensional stereotypes with no real depth who could be easily summed up in five words or less. John Holloway was "strong black man", the villain was "evil racist white man", Nation of Islam- "strong black men with suits", John's best friend-"Player" etc... While it's admirable to have a book featuring a "strong black man" to the extent that character is "Mr. Perfect/Dudley Do-right" he's not all that interesting.
Moreover, I lost count of how many times the author used John's thoughts as a vehicle to preach his views of what's wrong with Black America and how it can be fixed. While I understand the desire convey some sense of morality in a character, it just felt a little heavy-handed to have some moral lesson being conveyed to the reader on every other page. I couldn't help but wonder if this book was targeted towards teenagers because of the constant and obvious soap-box preaching going on.
As for the plot, why the author felt the need to make this an action novel I'm not sure. I felt like I was watching bad made for TV movie which from start to finish was obviously going to have a happy ending.
Finally, setting this story in Dallas was interesting, however the details were somewhat superfluous. As a reader I don't need to know every single street name the characters travel on to really "feel" like this story is in Dallas. A little too obvious an attempt to "Dallasize" the story on the author's part in my opinion. One more thing, way too many typos and misspelled words for a real book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Novel From a Male Perspective!, Mar 28 1999
By P. W. WILLIAMS - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: In Spite of (Paperback)
'In Spite Of' is a great debut novel by author Victor McGlothin. It really was refreshing to read a novel written from a 'straight black male' perspective. The novel has something for everyone, if you enjoy a good book, this is a must read! I enjoyed 'In Spite Of' and I anxiously await Mr. McGlothin's next novel 'Autumn Leaves.'
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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In Spite of the fact I couldn't put the book down., Mar 10 2001
By Lauretta - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: In Spite of (Paperback)
Twice John Holloway Sr., is placed in the wrong place at the wrong time and end up paying dearly for it. It took John Jr., to outwit the deception that was thrown upon him, to settle the score for him and his dad. I really enjoyed the drama and would really like to see this novel made into a movie.
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