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Sweet St. Louis

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It usually takes me less than a week to read a book, however this book took me 3 weeks. I am a big fan of Omar Tyree but this book had me wondering if he had slipped. The story was just slow and boring, it took forever to get to the point or just to get juicy period. The relationship between Ant and Sharon did not seem realistic to me and both of their friends (Celena & Tone) were childish and extremely immature. I also thought that Sharon was extremely pessimistic and asked too many questions, she analyzed Ant and the relationship so much that it was annoying. For someone that young it's hard to believe that her attitude towards men and relationships were so negative. After reading Flyy Girl and A Do Right Man I expectedn the same for Single Mom and Sweet St Louis but again I was disappointed. Mr Tyree if you read this please take us back to the creativity of your first two novels. I am not giving up on you because you've proved that you are a good writer. Overall I would still recommend this book, but be prepared to be a little bit bored.

This is the first time I've ever provided comments on an Omar Tyree product. I'm aware that it's much easier to write a review than it is to write a page-turning book, therefore let me first commend Mr. Tyree for all his efforts in pursuing his writing dreams. However, in reading the first couple hundred pages of Sweet St. Louis, I couldn't help but notice certain habits he has in regards to his writing style. For example, he is notorious for explaning things that the reader automatically knows. Mr. Tyree will write a sentence like "Well, when did she get pregnant?" she asked, for more information on the story." It is not necessary to explain the character's every thought or the reasoning behind what he or she says. Frequently writing in that method slows the story's pace, makes one tempted to reshelve the book, and those type of sentences rarely add anything worthwhile to the story. If Mr. Tyree and his editor would remove all those redundant sentences during the rewrite, his stories would read so much better. He has great storylines, wonderful titles, but the writing style currently used isn't getting better but stays stagnant with each release. I enjoy some of his sentences, but I am looking forward to the day that he understands what makes a story flow and begins to utilize that knowledge so that the reader will have a more enjoyable experience. Wishing him much literary success.

We read this in April for our bookclub. We feel you Omar; but, you're preaching to the choir. The characters could have been developed better. The storyline was good -- why did it take me so long to read this book? I cared nothing about the characters. I think a reviewer wrote below, that it's much easier to be critical of someone work, as opposed to writing it.

I think Omar is a talented writer -- he just hasn't reached is peak yet. I'm afraid the next book by him I will have to wait for the paperback version...

I'm sorry, I never thought his work was all that but this time he hit the bottom and then fell. I tried to get into it, you know, give the Brother my support, but I couldn't get past page 20! I kept wanting to tell him stop trying to be cute and tell the durn story. Finally I gave the book to a friend who likes Mr. Tyree's work. She gave it back to me the next day! I don't mean to be so hard but I have to give this one minus five! Peace and love, Breezee

I recently had the opportunity to read Omar Tyree's latest book "Sweet St. Louis." Boy! was I disappointed. This book is not only slow moving --but boring to say the least. I was a big fan of two of his books "Flyy Girl and A Do Right Man." This book does not come close. Since I took this book out of the library, I can be glad that I did not pay for it. I did not finish this book, because I kept falling asleep while trying to read it. For those of you who want to read this

book, my advice is to borrow the book from the library. This way you won't lose any money if you are disappointed. For the rest of you who are brave enough to read this book, I suggest also, that you use it as late night read -- you are bound to fall asleep before you finish each chapter. I should know -- I stopped trying to read this book after the 5th chapter.

Omar, whatzup? This book, this collection of pages you asked us to read, what's it supposed to be? Not a story, not a book comparable to your other work. In order to prove it wasn't just me I passed this book onto my girlfriend who loves your work. She handed it back to me in three days! She told me it was unreadable. Omar, pull up. You know this one was not suppose to be out there for us to see. Peace and love, Breezee

Sweet St. Louis was about Four Central Characters in the game of love and romance. Anthony(Ant) Poole, was a young and bored auto mechanic, who stumbled upon Sharron Francis, an ordinary girl from Memphis, Tennesee, who worked at an ordinary job at the St. Louis Interrnational Airport and Sharron was in search of a serious relationship with the right brother. Complimenting Sharron and Ant were their good friends Anthony who just couldn't grow up and Celena the over cynical, over protective, extremely negative roommate from hell. The book was filled with typical situations such as Ant getting with another young lady Diane for a "booty call" and Ant/Tony ending up on the wrong side of the law. The storyline/plot was not only slow and boring but was definitely predictable and one that someone who hadn't read the book could finish for you. Mr. Tyree tried to add depth by including secondary characters such as Sharrons's dad, Ant's mom, Ant's boss Paul, and one of Sharron's co-workers(a child with a whole bunch of drama going on). However, the four main characters were so stereotypical and there wasn't enough substance to the secondarey characters to balance the main characters. Maybe my expectations were too high; however, I found the main characters to be very immature and unlike anyone I know today or even knew 20 years ago. The story was over-written and probably 200 pages too long as the speech was repetitive and redundant. I wish I Had Something Different To Say and Something That Had Not Already been said however, Sweet St. Louis just left a sour taste for me. The only reason I felt compelled to finish reading Sweet St. Louis was because I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt and I kept hoping that the book would get better. I had heard so many good things about Mr. Tyree's books and thought I would enjoy reading them since many had compared him to the likes of EL Harris, Eric Jerome Dickey and Mike Baisden. Unfortunately, Sweet St. Louis was void of substance and shallow. Mr. Tyree, I know that you are a well respected author, however, if you want to keep this reader coming back and perceiving your novels as page turners you will have to spend more time developing the storyline beyond the ghetto-mentality they seem to possess. I read fiction to escape not to be reminded of headline news. Sweet St. Louis appeared to lack effort to be interesting....maybe a little more time between books would help. However, since I have Single Mom, I will read that and give Mr. Tyree one more chance before I write him off because everyone deserves a second chance.

This Book was really personal for me, because it took time to develope the chractors and it brought back a lot of memories. The way that Omar explained every detail of the relationship between Ant and Sharon was masterful. She mad the right decision at the end. Giving their love a chance inspite of all the bad vibes from Sharon's room mate. that was her life and I am glad that she decided to live with Ant. I am also happy that Ant will expire his "Players Card" for a while. Good move Ant; don't mess up a good thing enjoy it while you can.

I'd heard so may good things about this author that I had to go out and buy one of his books but I was so very disappointed. I'm now wondering if it's even worth it to try his others. This one is definitely s boring read.

I forced myself to finish the book to give it a fair read. The characters were immature and didn't seem to have much of a clue that there were other ways of doing things or issues much larger than their own little world. Although the author eventually makes his point, I definitely Do Not recommend this book. I did however, give a rather scary look into the mind of a "player". Hopefully women who read it will take the hint and not even get mixed up with this type, however smooth their line is.