Too Beautiful for Words: 10th Anniversary Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (557 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0615587992 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Jesus lures Angie into working for him changes her name to Peaches. When Peaches's life takes a tragic turn, her son, Jason, must decide whether to continue this legacy of violence or to stop the cycle of hopelessness that threatens to swallow his own life as well.. Seventeen-year old Angie was a good high school girl who dreamed of being a beautician--until she met Jesus, an attractive, smooth-talking pimp
Told alternately from the first-person perspectives of Peaches, Jesus, Jason and Chinaka, the story is delivered in colloquial, dialogue-rich prose. Raised by her grandparents after her mother's death, Peaches is the perfect victim for the fast-talking ex-con, who cures her of her churchgoing ways and turns her into his prime moneymaker, making her an example of feminine hustle to his other girls. Morris attempts to inject her grim tale with humanity and give new meaning to the old adage about the sins of the father, but the novel is often transparently didactic. The story takes several twists when Peaches becomes pregnant, gives birth to a son and thinks about escaping t
"It's Not a Pretty Picture!" according to Yasmin Coleman. Too Beautiful For Words is a well-written, riveting and poignant debut novel from Monique W. Morris.The storyline opens in the late 60s/early 70s; Morris introduces us to the streets of Oakland where prostitutes, pimps and drug dealers roam from sunrise to sunrise. On a bright, sunny day, Peaches, a young impressionable teenager meets up with the likes of Jesus, a well known pimp. Longing for attention, Peaches, mistakenly believes that Jesus loves her but in reality he turns her out sexually and then puts her on the streets as his #1 prostitute. . "As a native of San Francisco, and a devotee of literature" according to Dr. Njema J. Frazier. I can tell you that this book does not disappoint.I just finished Ms. Morris's book and the voices are still ringing in my head. Their rhythm, cadence, and slang are truer than any I can remember reading, and I can only imagine another of this author's books surpassing it.The characters are beautifully flawed, beautifully passionate, and impossible to truly pigeon-hole asactivist, "chip off the 'ol block", or, for that matter, predator or victim. It is intelligently written and humbly presented, allowing the characters to BE the story. From the fi. Too Beautiful for Words---a review A Customer Too beautiful for Words is a brilliant demonstration of an empowered character that is a product of his mother's oppression, another woman's education and love for her people, and his father's influence as a highly respected man in their community. The reader experiences the critical changing moment in Jason's life, whose choices have the power to impact his family's future and change the cyclical patterns. The book celebrates the very important need for choice, education, and truth. Because of the circumstances that lead characters where they are
Morris is a researcher, author, and advocate with more than 20 years of professional and volunteer experience as a scholar advocate in the areas of civil rights and social justice. Follow her on Twitter @MoniqueWMorris . Henderson Center for Social Justice at UC Berkeley Law School and Director of the Discrimination Research Center. She has worked in partnership with state and county agencies, academic institutions and