Keeping Up With the Jones [Paperback]

Solomon Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2004

Bernie Mac meets Dave Barry in Keeping Up With The Jones — a humorous look at marriage, family and life by critically-acclaimed novelist Solomon Jones. Taken from Jones’s award-winning column of the same name, Keeping Up With The Jones is filled with universal truths that promise to make readers laugh out loud.

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About the Author

Solomon Jones is the author of the critically acclaimed urban mysteries, Ride Or Die (St. Martin's Press, 2004), The Bridge (St. Martin's Press, 2003), and Pipe Dream (Random House, 2001).

An award-winning journalist, Jones has been published in New York Newsday, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia magazine and the Philadelphia Tribune. A cum laude graduate of Temple University's School of Communication and theater, Jones is a columnist for the Philadelphia Weekly. He lives in Philadelphia with his family.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sola Productions, Inc. (June 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097552190X
• ISBN-13: 978-0975521908
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #653,947 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Solomon Jones is an Essence bestselling author whose novels include The Last Confession, Pipe Dream, The Bridge, Ride Or Die, C.R.E.A.M., and Payback. Jones is the creator of a TV pilot that was optioned by NBC's Peacock Productions. A seasoned public speaker, Jones is an adjunct professor at Temple University and an award-winning columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News. Jones is also the creator of Words On The Street, a literacy program for at-risk youth. His next novel, The Gravedigger's Ball, will be released on Oct. 11, 2011. Jones lives in Philadelphia with his family.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Keeping up..., October 8, 2004

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This review is from: Keeping Up With the Jones (Paperback)

Solomon Jones is most known for his urban mysteries and commentaries as a columnist for a Philadelphia newspaper, but in his new book KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES, he goes another route. Jones paints a humorous view on being married, having kids, and all that comes with it, and does it from a man's perspective. It is this viewpoint that makes the collection of stories stand out. Additionally, the use of the cliche' "Keeping Up with the Jones" was a perfect title.

While I enjoyed the stories and collective humor of each piece, my biggest joy with the book was sharing his experiences with his wife and daughter Eve. As a wife with my own two-year-old, it was very easy to relate to the Eve of Destruction sections and all the things the Jones' experienced with their little one. Some of my favorite stories in the book were the ones in which his daughter was running things as only our children can do. I also loved the male take on having to pick up feminine products, playing with girl toys, and his interactions with his wife.

Jones clearly exhibits love and pride for his family and the stories are witty, cute, and a few of them I found really hilarious. I'd definitely recommend KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES to anyone interested in how love, marriage, and parenting really is...with the laughs included.

Reviewed by Tee C. Royal
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers