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Jamaica Girl
(Paperback)-Rosalind Juliet Mitchell could become one of the great heroines of modern fiction. She is a Jamaican Lolita and a Caribbean cross between Huck Finn and Liza Doolittle. Dirt poor, hungry, bright-eyed and determined, she clings to her one distant hope Glenn Webber, an aging, uncertain American tourist. He is Humbert with a conscience, forced comically to confront one moral dilemma after another in an effort to comprehend a culture very different from his own. In this hilarious, erotic, heart-rending romp, we move from a bloody jungle killing to a Kingston beauty pageant, meeting on the way a supporting cast that includes a voodoo witch, a hip-hop dancer, an ebullient taxi driver, a sly Rasta-man, a ruthless voyeur, a stoned plant lady, a corrupt detective, a quirky pageant coach, some wild Jamaican strippers and an assortment of mountain peasants. Have you been to Jamaica, mon? Climbed the falls? Now immerse yourself in this tropical odyssey of struggle and triumph, and meet one of the most memorable heroines in modern imaginative literature.
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May 28 2009
review from Amazon User
Pros & Cons :the cheap shot at russell banks was a little pretentious, but no harm done.
Memorable
...I get the feeling the author really enjoyed writing the sex scenes since they are the most detailed parts of the book! The story is great overal ... ittle pretentious, but no harm done. Recommen ... read more
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August 8 2008
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Pros & Cons :this was a wonderful story and beautifuly written.
...This was a wonderful story and beautifuly written. I fell in love with the characters and did not want the story to end. read more
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August 8 2008
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Pros & Cons :this was a wonderful story and beautifuly written.
Could not put it down
...This was a wonderful story and beautifuly written. I fell in love with the characters and did not want the story to end. read more
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August 18 2005
review from Amazon User
Pros & Cons :stella and winston have everything in common but their ages-they are black, beautiful, rich and cool.
...In "Jamaica Girl" we see the reality of the land and of the people, a place where people must eke out their existences in a hostile world. He reveals the joy as well as the agony of that environm ... read more
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March 19 2005
review from Amazon User
Pros & Cons :it is an incredible love story, certainly with a different twist and many anxious turns, and even though glenn starts something not too many people would admire, in the end, i can't help but want the relationship to work.
...This book is incredible. I love it! It is an incredible love story, certainly with a different twist and many anxious turns, and even though Gl ... ent, and exciting. This would make a great fi ... read more
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March 19 2005
review from Amazon User
Pros & Cons :it is an incredible love story, certainly with a different twist and many anxious turns, and even though glenn starts something not too many people would admire, in the end, i can't help but want the relationship to work.
This is such an unusual story and it touches so many different opinions and feelings, but I can't help but want Glenn & Rosie to make it. We are never responsible for whom we fall in love with, and in the beginning Glenn does try to do the right thing according to the rules where HE lives. But, there are other worlds and the reader has to think outside the box to fall in love with the relationship, and Mr. Miller has done that very well.
...This book is incredible. I love it! It is an incredible love story, certainly with a different twist and many anxious turns, and even though Gl ... rent, and exciting. This would make a great f ... read more
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March 14 2005
review from Amazon User
Pros & Cons :especially impressive is his attention to detail in situations that are way outside the ken of even community tourism, with details of his trip to the black cherry go-go club, to the home which rosalind visits to get a potion and to the waterfall and stream in the hills above lucea where the young country miss grown into near international model lives.
...Do it to her, then go home... Give her something, some nice clothes, some money. Then she's better off than most country girls. But don't worry for her. Jamaica girl strong, man. Believe me, Jamai ... read more
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February 4 2005
review from Amazon User
Pros & Cons :i sent this book immediately to my sister, who shares my love of delicious literary treats!
...The question in "Jamaica Girl," a novel I couldn't put down except to sleep, is: who rescues whom? For all her poverty and lack of education, young Rosalind shows her supposed sophisticated savi ... read more
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February 4 2005
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Pros & Cons :this book is irresistible because of its shining truth about these "simple, ordinary" people.
...Glen from Pennsylvania, in his mid-life crisis, has no inkling of what he is setting in motion by happily giving a ride to these two teenaged Jam ... hts' sleep over it. It enriched my heart. ... read more
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February 3 2005
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Pros & Cons :this book is irresistible because of its shining truth about these "simple, ordinary" people.
...Glen from Pennsylvania, in his mid-life crisis, has no inkling of what he is setting in motion by happily giving a ride to these two teenaged Jam ... ights' sleep over it. It enriched my heart. ... read more
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| Author: | Jon Michael Miller |
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| Number Of Pages: | 438 |
| Category: | Paperback |
| Brand: | PublishAmerica |
| Dewey Decimal Number: | 813 |
| Label: | PublishAmerica |
| Manufacturer: | PublishAmerica |
| Product Group: | Book |
| Publication Date: | 2004-06-21 |
| Part Number: | NULL |
| ASIN: | 1413718124 |
| ISBN: | 1413718124 |
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