What They Want
A couple of weeks ago I was at this new club downtown called The Office. I’m sitting there chillin’ on the couch next to the dance floor and I see this guy that looks really familiar. I wasn’t exactly sure where I knew him from but my best guess was that he attended college with me. But, I still wasn’t sure. The next week I went to Barnes & Noble to pick up a book for the book club that I’m in, and I decided to browse the summer reading section. I’m glad that I did this because there was just about one book from every author that I frequently read that had recently been released. But the bad news was that I didn’t even know these books existed. I used to be so on top of those things! Zane, Pearl Cleage, Mary B. Morrison and Benilde Little all have new books out.
Then I saw that Omar Tyree had a new book entitled What They Want, and then everything clicked… The guy that I saw in the club was Omar Tyree!!! It had just been
a while since I had read his last New York Times Bestseller book, Boss Lady, that I wasn’t able to match the face with the name that night. Is that crazy or what?
Anyway, so I knew that his new novel was going to be the next on my “to read” list. What They Want is about a 33 year-old male model named Terrence Mitchell. Despite his age and expectations from society, he is living it up as the ultimate playboy hooking up with different women across the country while he’s traveling for work. But a few "shocking" incidents at the end of the story snap him into reality and make him re-evaluate his life.
Boring!!! This book was unnecessarily long and drawn out, especially considering how predictable it was. There was nothing surprising and nothing that had me trying to flip through each page to see what was going to happen next. And I feel like most of it was written like a bad porno & poorly written soap opera all rolled into one. I was tempted to give up half way through because I felt like it was a waste of time. But I told myself “No, it has to pick up and get more interesting.” Well, I was wrong.
Tyree is one of the few authors that I pride myself on having read all of his novels. And I hate to say it, but What They Want was a big disappointment for me. I’m not totally giving up on the brotha, but I hope he brings his A-game next time.
Then I saw that Omar Tyree had a new book entitled What They Want, and then everything clicked… The guy that I saw in the club was Omar Tyree!!! It had just been
a while since I had read his last New York Times Bestseller book, Boss Lady, that I wasn’t able to match the face with the name that night. Is that crazy or what?Anyway, so I knew that his new novel was going to be the next on my “to read” list. What They Want is about a 33 year-old male model named Terrence Mitchell. Despite his age and expectations from society, he is living it up as the ultimate playboy hooking up with different women across the country while he’s traveling for work. But a few "shocking" incidents at the end of the story snap him into reality and make him re-evaluate his life.
Boring!!! This book was unnecessarily long and drawn out, especially considering how predictable it was. There was nothing surprising and nothing that had me trying to flip through each page to see what was going to happen next. And I feel like most of it was written like a bad porno & poorly written soap opera all rolled into one. I was tempted to give up half way through because I felt like it was a waste of time. But I told myself “No, it has to pick up and get more interesting.” Well, I was wrong.
Tyree is one of the few authors that I pride myself on having read all of his novels. And I hate to say it, but What They Want was a big disappointment for me. I’m not totally giving up on the brotha, but I hope he brings his A-game next time.
posted by Val at
9/18/2006
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