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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Erotic to the "n"th degree..., April 2, 2008
Well... Eric is back with his most erotic and emotionally driven novel yet. The eroticism and plot do a strange dance. Throughout most of this novel the sexuality/eroticism is the driving force while the actual plot takes a very close backseat. Fans of his will recognize this and it's a little "strange". What drew me to Eric was his Autobahn fast plot with really tastefully done sex scenes. In `Pleasure' it's more Autobahn fast sex/eroticism sex with a really tastefully done plot.
`Genevieve' stands out because of shocking sexuality of the 1st chapter... the 1st chapter in this book will make that seem like Junie B. Jones! Nia is a flawed, educated, sexual, confused, talented, crazy, insatiable, women who is trying not to be so...well... flawed, confused, crazy, and insatiable! She is looking for pleasure and she finds it with 2 brothers (2 TWIN brothers)! Well... at first... 2 brothers! She takes it to a whole. Nuther. Le-val with other characters.
Anais Nin's work is a strong influence in this book and Eric does a wonderful job of mixing their styles. This book doesn't have the classic "wtf" twists that makes Eric's books so good. No, this book has something different. That difference will depend on who reads the book. For me, this book was pure erotica. Pure meaning it permeates the story, your mind wanders on what you think will happen next, or rather what you WANT to happen next, Eric leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination, and makes you squirm.
Nia will make you laugh especially when she continually irked by the grammar (or lack thereof) of her ex. Depending on what side of the tracks you're on you will feel sorry for Logan or you will want to murder him. Karl and Mark... I think they need therapy. I know the story was about Nia but what was up with those two? Seriously... what the heck happened to them to cause them to do some of the things that they did/do? It was good that they were there to give her some yoni-help but those two brothers need Jesus!
I didn't really get Jewell or Kenya. Their parts in this story left me wanting. Also, Eric must have a GPS implanted in his head because the man takes you through a virtual map that almost scares you how accurate it is. His descriptions of the islands, the food, the weather, the storm that forces Jewell and Nia to spend time together, the relationship with her mother (wow), her feelings about Karl and Mark, her relationship with KiKi Sunshine, and everything else. This is where Eric shines and shine he does!
I gave this book 5 stars because it really is VERY good, despite the absence of his trademark air-tight perfect plot. Oh, and one more thing... big ups to Mr. Dickey for having Karl drive a Jeep Wrangler! He didn't say whether or not it was a `Rubicon' but still made me happy! :-)
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
What Is Your Pleasure?, April 17, 2008
Eric Jerome Dickey once again introduces readers to a very unique and
complicated character in his latest novel, Pleasure. Nia Simone
Bijou, born in Trinidad and raised in Los Angeles by her mother,
Hazel Tamana Bijou, a movie executive. Nia is a writer and a thinker
who idolized the late author, Anais Nin. Nia was destined to have it
all - on her own terms. While living in Memphis, she was involved
with Logan, a very handsome executive, who sought a wife that would
cater to him. But, Logan could not satisfy or fulfill her every
desire. It also bothered her that he could not distinguish between
the words your and you are. So, Nia moves to Atlanta to rid herself
of Logan and to think.
Atlanta gives her that freedom. This is when she realizes that she
possesses two sides - the logical, no-nonsense side that requires
order and the sensual, free-spirited experimental side that borders
on fantasy. While jogging one, hot July day, Nia meets twin
brothers, Mark and Karl. The brothers were immediately attracted to
Nia. Mark is an erotic photographer and his brother, Karl, is an
architect. Each brother is drawn to a different side of Nia. With
the brothers, Nia embarks on an erotic journey that allows her to
experience every sexual fantasy she can imagine. Until she realizes
that the brothers also represent two things that she tried to run
from - pain and truth.
Dickey, once again, gives readers a story that will be talked about
for years. First, the book was full of erotic, in-your-face sex.
The scenes were very well-written and they left nothing to the
imagination. Readers are enticed to turn each page just to see just
how far Nia is willing to go to explore her sexual fantasies with the
twins. Second, Dickey's style of writing is phenomenal. He has a
way of telling a story that is capable of stirring emotions and
thoughts. As a reader, you are immediately caught up in the story
from the beginning or you are completely lost. In that sense, Dickey
has increased the bar for writers to achieve.
I found this book to be very interesting. However, I must admit
that I had to put it down twice because of the graphic sex and read
something in between. Some will question whether he has gone too far
with the sex; while others will want to read more. Fans of Dickey
will enjoy this book.
Reviewed by: Priscilla C. Johnson
APOOO BookClub
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not so good read for a loyal EJD fan,, May 27, 2008
As most of the other reviews state, this book is purely about sex. The sex scenes are, of course, extremely descriptive. Descriptive enough to make me a little uncomfortable at times just READING them! But nonetheless, I felt so unfulfilled after reading Pleasure. I have LOVED all his other novels, but truly there was NO storyline at all to this. You seriously would be better off just going down to your friendly neighborhood porn store and picking something out. I hope in his next book he gets back to what his fans really want from him: a great story with unforgettable characters, not an overdone porn where I hardly even remember the characters names and the storyline only existed to get us from sex scene to sex scene. Come on EJD, you're better than this!!!
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