Walk Like a Man [Paperback]

Laurinda D. Brown (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: CEI (September 2005)
• ISBN-10: 0971001944
• ISBN-13: 978-0971001947
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,339,706 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exploring Sexuality Uninhibited, November 8, 2005

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Sistahs on the Shelf "The Home for Readers of... (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walk Like a Man (Paperback)

Mind-blowing is the best way to describe WALK LIKE A MAN, Laurinda D. Brown's first foray into erotic fiction. Brown compiles 11 tempestuous tales featuring the whole gamut of Black lesbian lust. Her writing is sharp, and the message is clear: exploring sexuality uninhibited.

In the prologue, Brown explains the book's title and sets the tone for what's between its pages. It begins with an unnamed narrator describing what it's like making love to another woman-feeling like a man underneath the exterior of a female.

After the prologue, Brown puts it down. In "An A For Ashley," Dee falls hard a pretty girl with a playa mentality, and goes so far as to tattoo an "A" on her arm. Once Dee finds out she's been used, she seeks her revenge and shows Ashley who wears--or owns--the panties.

Next, Monique becomes "Mo," in this tale of a girl abandoning her prissy ways and adopting a stud persona after to deal with being assaulted by a neighborhood store owner. Then in "Natasha," an employee mixes business with pleasure when she embarks on a trip with her sexy boss.

Brown tackles sexual roles in "Dom and Dommer," which humorously describes the relationship between two dominant women. Who wears the pants? Who pumps the gas? They can't decide, but know that their love encompasses more than their sexual personas.

Even including a little politics, Brown writes with heart in "Dress Right Dress," about an older lesbian falling in love with an army lieutenant who abides by a "don't ask, don't tell" mentality.

Humor is also interspersed in these sexy stories, as evidenced by the next two tales. "Tastes Like Chicken" amusingly captures Iris as she finally savors the flavor of woman's nectar. In "Pimp," a womanizing stud gets beat at her own game by a sneaky one-night stand; she forgot to abide by Pimp Rule 1: Never leave your cell phone lying around.

Brown revisits Mo years later in the story "Strapped," while in "The Greatest Love Story Never Told," Frankie doesn't get to share her feelings with the woman who stole her heart--her wife makes sure of that.

Finally, the bonus tale, "Caught Up," ironically features four sides of a love triangle. Everyone has her own version of how things went down, including the wife, the cheater, the mistress, and her girlfriend.

Every story in Walk Like a Man was enjoyable. Brown has done an outstanding job creating these stories of passion and pain. It goes a lot deeper than simply getting you off, but touches on every aspect of sexuality. It also features an assortment of lesbian characters from the roughneck stud to the professional femme.

Definitely read at your own risk, as these tales will leave you craving more.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ummm.. Maybe I missed what was great about the book, December 15, 2007

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Toni "Lesbian Book Fan" (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Walk Like a Man (Paperback)

When i heard about Walk Like A Man I was excited, thinking that Ms. Brown was writing an erotica book about lesbians and butch/stud women. But once I started it I almost couldn't get through it. I kept reading it hoping that the next story would be better than the one before, but it just never happened.
Some of the sex scenes were alright, but overall it was boring. And the stories involved were even worse. not worth my money.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laurinda D. Brown does it again...., February 11, 2007

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Ebony Dita "Nicolette" (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Walk Like a Man (Paperback)

Another exceptional book by an exceptional author. Ms. Brown combines all the aspects of a good book; romance, danger, mystery,love and drama-How else best to cover the gamut of lesbian relationships as this book does? Short stories of all variations, all surrounding a central theme: love, life and lust in a lesbian relationship. A MUST READ book if you like lesbian erotica and romance.