B-More Careful: Meow Meow Productions Presents [Paperback]

Shannon Holmes (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 294 pages
• Publisher: Teri Woods Publishing (December 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967224918
• ISBN-13: 978-0967224916
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (294 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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90 of 96 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Streetlife is The only life I know or is it?, April 24, 2002

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Readers Paradise "Book Club" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: B-More Careful: Meow Meow Productions Presents (Paperback)

I truly enjoyed this first book by Shannon Holmes. It was a definite page turner. There was no good point in this book to say ok, I'll read the rest tomorrow, you wanted to read it all NOW..The character development was wonderful, we were given enough information on the characters to feel emotions for them. I am from the streets and have friends and associates who are still stuck in the streets; all aspects of it.

B-More Careful wasn't just about drugs, guns, material things and getting paid. It was a story about life in the streets of Baltimore. It was the story about life and what you make of it. You have power to change the game, don't let it change you. How the game is played doesn't necessarily have to end your life.

Netta wanted love, Mimi craved attention and popularity, Black needed power, and the streets grabbed them all or did it?
In the style of No Disrespect but a voice of her own Shannon Holmes has spun a wicked tale that MUST be read by everyone.
On the APOOO scale this book demands a ^5

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Keeping it R.E.A.L on the streets, May 24, 2003

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Kyla Upshaw (Bronx,NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: B-More Careful: Meow Meow Productions Presents (Paperback)

If you thought you knew what the streets were about, there is still much more to be realized. Shannon Holmes bears all in this novel where nothing is sugar coated, and every action has its consequence. Holmes keeps it real in this vivid book about the life of one luscious, low-down girl named Netta. Living in the thugged out streets of Baltimore with no father and a junkie for a mother, Netta must find a way to escape from the madness that is her life. Finding some comfort in clothes and money Netta takes her first steps into the "game". When she meets Mimi the two of them bring it like it has never been brought before. Surrounded by the rest of the Pu**y Pound, they rule the streets where no good is the only good, and every day is an opportiunity to be rich. B-More Careful is a page turning thriller full of suspense, action, deception, betrayal, and revenge. As a contemporary novel, B-More Careful touches on everyday issues that spark hours of endless conversation. It was definitely a great read. Shannon Holmes should write a sequel!

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars THE PUSSY POUND???, June 19, 2002

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Mary Allen "Mary B Allen" (HARRISBURG, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: B-More Careful: Meow Meow Productions Presents (Paperback)

B-MORE CAREFUL is written in the style of Teri Woods' earlier novel, THE NAME OF THE GAME. The similarities are immediately obvious, and her editing hand is definitely in it. This book is fast-paced, street-smart, hip-hop and ghetto fabulous.

The story takes place in Baltimore (B-More) and centers around the illegal drug trade, its established hustlers, its wannabes and the women (pussy pound) who cling to the drug lords for the notoriety and the easy money.

B-MORE CAREFUL attempts to show the glamorous side of the drug crime life through the eyes of the ghetto woman by the putting emphasis on flashy jewelry, designer clothes, expensive cars and exciting nightlife. For the most part, this book dwells on the benefits of material things. It highlights greed, envy, jealousy and revenge. It almost totally avoids emotions such as love and commitment.

This novel deserves credit for showing the gritty side of crime, the constant disloyalties, murders, and the ensuing prison sentences. To that end, the author does not spare the reader.

Summarily, the language was coarse and limited and the book truly needed a professional editor. Otherwise, it was a good book. Shannon Holmes has a writing future.