Butter [Paperback]

Marlon Green (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2004

BUTTER is Marlon Green's debut novel that is full of drama and excitement!

It is the story of Tamela, nicknamed Butter, a single mother of one who decides to move on with her life without her soul mate Daren. In doing so, she accepts the marriage proposal of a man who ends up being irresponsible, not romantic, verbally and emotionally abusive, and he doesn't get along with her young son. Butter tries to weather the storm that her new life style brings, but the drama is too much for her, and it only gets bigger and more serious. Her life is out of control, her family has no unity, and her marriage is a wreck.

Daren, Butter's soul mate, is upset that she has moved on and decides to get wild with the single life. Women swarm to him because of his good looks and comforting personality, but soon the fun turns into life-threatening situations that become fatal.

BUTTER is full of twists and turns, and the drama is thick enough to be cut with a knife. Readers are going to really love what they get with this selections.

Editorial Reviews

Review

I've been suggesting it to everyone. Butter is one of the best witout a doubt. -- B-more Girls Reading Circle, 2/19/04

Outstanding! This book is one of the best I've read in years. -- Sherry Carpenter, avid book reader, March 2, 2004

About the Author

Marlon Green is the author of Making Love in the Rain, a co-author and co-editor of Twilight Moods, and the author of BUTTER, his debut novel that is inspired from a story which begins in Making Love in the Rain.

Product Details

• Paperback: 301 pages
• Publisher: Greenday (January 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967937760
• ISBN-13: 978-0967937762
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,402,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars We Are Like BUTTER Baby, July 3, 2004

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The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Butter (Paperback)

Imagine being in the perfect relationship with the man or woman of your dreams. The relationship ends due to one of you unwilling to commit. Your heart sinks as you realize your one true love gets away. You feel as though you have made the biggest mistake of your life and quite frankly you probably have. You want each other back but neither of you is willing to make the first move. You end up going your separate ways and life as you know it changes for the worst.

BUTTER by Marlon Green is the story of Tamela and Daren, a couple that blends well together. In fact, they blend so well that Daren affectionately calls Tamela Butter because just like butter which goes well with everything from grits to popcorn to vegetables, Tamela goes well with Daren. Anything he wants to do from watching basketball to exercising or playing scrabble, Tamela is ready, willing and able with no complaints.

Tamela, a single mother, wants to be in a committed relationship; however Daren is unwilling to commit. Although the relationship dissolves, the feelings never perish. Tamela begins dating Donald who ends up proposing to her. She graciously accepts the proposal even though she is still in love with Daren. Donald doesn't get along with her son and is emotionally abusive to her. She realizes her marriage was a mistake and longs to be in the arms of the love that got away.

Daren, an elementary school teacher, has a different way of dealing with the separation. He opts to play the field in an effort to ease the pain of losing Butter. As much fun as living the single life is to Daren, he ends up in several life threatening situations where he has to reevaluate his choices.

BUTTER is drama filled from the first chapter to the last. Climb aboard the roller coaster full of twists and turns as BUTTER takes you on an unforgettable ride. Marlon Green writes a page turning novel that you can't put down. Just like BUTTER goes well with everything, this book goes well with an avid
reader.

Reviewed by Eraina B. Tinnin
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HOT BUTTER BABY!, April 11, 2006

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Latrice (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Butter (Paperback)

I put off buying this book despite what my friend kept telling me about it. After the first two chapters I was mad that I waited so long. Marlon Green put it down in this book! It's amazing how good writing and a good story can take you away.

First of all, the drama is the best and it's so real. My mouth fell open time after time because of what Butter and Daren were going through. I kept saying Butter, why are you marrying this man, but she did it anyway. I couldn't believe it, but she acted like a lot of the women out here do. And I couldn't stand her husband. I could just strangle his behind. He thought he was the man but he just seemed insecure to me.

And then there was Daren. He would be a woman's dream if his behind could just stick to one woman, lol. He made all the right moves with the wrong women, but I think that policeman put him in his place. Either the policeman or Libra, lol. The women that Daren met had so many issues, and it was wild how he just flowed and fit in with their programs. Oh, and don't let me forget about Raquel! I can't believe how she acted by jumping to conclusions.

This book was so exciting! Marlon really developed the characters and told an excellent story and it's so vivid and real. This is the best I've read in the past three years. I'm now a fan of Marlon Green for life.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Drama for that ass!, April 12, 2004

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thomas long, author of A Thug's Life (baltimore, md United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Butter (Paperback)

for a debut novel, this book was off the hook! marlon green had me laughing from the jump. i was feeling the way all of the main characters' lives became intertwined to make the story concrete. "butter" was witty, thought prevoking, sexually charged, and it brought to the forefront a lot of relationship situations and issues that we all have confronted. Marlon Green definitley has a bright future as a writer. I look forward to reading more of his works.