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Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction

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THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD. IT HAD ME READING EVERY NITE. I LOVE THE STORY OF AISHA AND RASID. ALSO, THE STORY ABOUT A WOMAN CATCHING HER HUSBAND HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH A YOUNG AND MORE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN. I FEEL SOME OF THE STORIES SHOULD HAVE BEEN LONGER. HOWEVER, THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD SHORT STORIES IN THE BOOK

Breaking Ice is a collection of short stories from well know authors some more so than others, but all the stories were worth the read

Short stories are my favorite literary genre and these are excellent! The many, varied female voices - in particular - are eye-opening and engrossing; the subjects are pertinent and realistic. The lives, thoughts, moods, and experiences of people of color are portrayed with finesse and great literary skill. This book introduced me to many new writers who surely deserve to be read. I would highly recommend this book to the study of African-American Literature in universities world-wide.

THIS BOOK HAS ALOT OF GOOD SHORT STORIES THAT GET YOU CAUGHT UP. YOU GET THE FEELING THAT YOU KNOW THE CHARACTERS AND THE STORY SHOULD BE LONGER.

This book collects a wealth of good writing. I have introduced myself to new writers and discovered many more books to enjoy and enrich my life beyond what the best-sellers list recommends. This book is a goldmine! It's perfect for traveling and summer reading as well. Thank you Terry!

I read this anthology several years ago and I loved it. Of course, there were stories that I did not like, but overall I was very pleased. This collection of short stories introduced me to many new (at that time)authors. I don't remember reading a story about a child having sex, as a previous reviewer indicated. The anthology is a good purchase despite that story.

Definitely not for a general audience, this work is quite vulgar. With no shortage of obscene language, and child sex in the opening story, this cannot honestly be called an anthology, and is by no means exemplary of the dynamic culture with is African-America.

The majority of these stories were so bad they never should have been published.