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Flyy Girl Mass Market Paperback – August 7, 2001

by Omar Tyree (Author)

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The bestselling urban classic novel about a young woman coming of age in the late 1980s.
Tracy Ellison, a young knockout with tall hair and attitude, is living life as fast as she can. Motivated by the material world, she and her friends love and leave the young men who will do anything to get next to them. It's only when the world of gratuitous sex threatens heartbreak that Tracy begins to examine her life, her goals, and her sexuality.

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This unremarkable African American coming-of-age story, originally published by a small press in 1993 (as was Tyree's first novel, Capital City), tracks Tracy Ellison from her sixth birthday party in 1977 to her 17th birthday. Tracy grows up in the middle-class Philadelphia suburb of Germantown. The daughter of a pharmacist and a dietitian, she is pretty and intelligent, armed with solid self-esteem and a sassy mouth. Like most of her friends, she's also boy crazy, and readers watch as her physical maturation leads to increasing sexual activity. While experiencing the indulgent, hip-hop 1980s and the insidious effects of the cocaine economy that flourishes in black communities, Tracy must also come to terms with her parents' separation. Tyree captures black language as it is spoken among peers; like Terry Macmillan he uses scatological references without restraint. The conversation of youngsters caught in a highly pressured sexual atmosphere, test-driving their sexuality long before they're old enough for a license, is profane and vivid. The narrative flow is often disrupted by too many italics and slang-defining asides, and by a rocky imbalance between neutral narration and vernacular. The real problem here is a crucial lack of depth; even when Tracy's teenage chatter gives way to some soul-searching questions, the queries themselves and the answers to them are trite and superficial. Author tour.
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The dialog in this coming-of-age African American story by Tyree, who self-published two books before getting his big break, is some of the best this reviewer has read in a long time. Tyree has a way making each phrase of every conversation true to life, whether spoken by a child or an adult. The story begins at Tracy Ellison's sixth birthday party. We follow her through her parent's shaky marriage to grade school and high school. Although the story does not venture much beyond Tracey's boy-chasing escapades and an occasional side plot about her next-door-neighbor, Raheema, the book is an entertaining diversion. Tyree writes so well that readers will put up with Tracey, who is selfish and often unkind. The author captures growing up in the Eighties with a subtle and finely rendered backdrop of songs and mischief reminiscent of the era. This should be enough to keep folks reading to the mildly rushed ending while hoping that the nasty little "flyy girl," Tracy, learns a few lessons along the way. Recommended for large collections.?Shirley Gibson Coleman, Ann Arbor Dist. Lib., Mich.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Mass Market Paperback: 505 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (August 7, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743218574
ISBN-13: 978-0743218573
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.2 x 6.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (470 customer reviews)
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Love this book . I can read it over & over again

ByJourdanon June 7, 2015

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I like this book alot . Ive first read it my sophomore year . Its about a very sultry girl named Tracy & I characterize her as a coquette who knows how to flatter & manipulate men w/ her charms in order to get what she wants. She's also very vain & conceited because she likes showing herself off & always makes sure she never leaves out the house looking sexy & flyy so she can shine more attention on herself. She looks up to raheema's older & seductive sister Mercedes, who taught her to have guys trick off their cash on her in exchange for gifts. Another thing I would like to add is that Tracy also reminds me of the main character Saucy ( the blasian ( black & asian ) girl from the book "Thong on fire" by noire bc they are alike in so many ways ; very seductive girls . I like reading books about young sirens bc I'm a siren myself

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Good read

ByElisha36on May 1, 2017

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It took me awhile to get into the story but once it picked up halfway through it became a good read. The parents were disconnected from their kids until they were almost grown. I felt for Raheema it took Mercedes being on drugs and coming back for help for their father to see the error in his ways. Dave was no better and neither was Patti. He left for nine years but pacified Tracy with gifts and Patti by paying the bills until she got tired of it. Carmen used what she got until she got what she wanted. I liked Jantel. I thought Tracy was better off with Bruce. Timmy and Victor were both destined for jail. I like the transition Tracy made at the in from being superficial to finding out who she is a woman. But from reading the follow up snippet it seems that didn't last long.

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Expected more, received less

Byjustmeon December 19, 2015

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Flyy Girl by Omar Tyree was a selected read by our book club. Tyree had me reminiscing back on my teenage years but it was not with great fondness. This "urban mean girls" was too long, drawn out, and certain sections of the book were unnecessary. I might have enjoyed this book 20 years ago, but as an adult, the poor decisions of teenagers and their parents don't interest me at all. I guess I expected more. Well there is always hope for the movie.

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One of my all time fav

ByShay MWon June 8, 2015

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I rated this book 5 stars because I believe everyone has a place in this book. Although I was born in the late 80's I still felt as if I was in that time. The book was everything someone could want in a story. This story is mainly from viewpoint of a young girl named Tracy; it's about her family,friends, and all the people she encounters who make impressions on her life. I read a comment where someone thought that this book moved to fast and it wasn't descriptive enough, but that's the fun part about this book when you read it picture it the way it happened to you. It truly was a trip down a lane that I will never remember, but enjoyed believing that I did.

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I read this book when I was 12 or 13 and remembering that I LOVED it then

ByDarnishaon May 19, 2017

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I give the book only 4 stars because there was no big climax in the book. It was just the happenings of a young girl growing up in Philly. I read this book when I was 12 or 13 and remembering that I LOVED it then. So I purchased a new copy (I'm 28 now) and as an adult I like this book a lot and would recommend it. I just wish there was something BIG that happened in the book.. some type of plot twist. something??? It was nice to see how she and her friends matured over the period of the book and definitely brought back memories of my own. And def "taught" me a couple of lessons for my life as it currently stands.

Ive read the reviews for the two follow-up books - unfortunately won't be getting those because the reviews are scathing but this book was a good read.

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Better late than Never

BySatanya EyeCU Readingon December 18, 2015

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This was such a lengthy tale of a fast teenaged girl named Tracy. Although there were characters that I wanted to follow, I felt that too much of the story focused on the sexual escapades of this young girl. She certainly had an opportunity to make better choices which she did as she matured but the story would have been more believable if she was just a tad bit older. Also, I was more interested in what her father was doing while he was away because his absence had a drastic impact on her promiscuity. I did appreciate the variations of the type of teenaged girls in the book because they all had a different outlook on books & boys. I guess better late than never would summarize Tracy's maturity that delivered her from her promiscuous ways!

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It's like watching a good & meaningful movie over & over

ByKirsteeon July 17, 2017

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I've read this book 10 times from 2007 - 2017 & I smile every time i finish. It's like watching a good & meaningful movie over & over. I loved Tracey's character I feel as if I connect very well with her. I loved how the book had no good gaps & covered her life from childhood to adulthood. I'm a sucka her a bad boy so of course I loved me some victor. Raheema was a great friend. Mercedes taught them both a lot & ion even think she meant to. Her dad was blah I don't understand what kind of man he wanted to be.

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Good old school read

ByB. Ballardon December 17, 2015

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This read took me back to some great times in my childhood. From the fashion to the language the author was very descriptive in describing a time where things were a lot more fun and a lot less drama then current times. I truly enjoyed watching the young woman in this book grow up threw the pages. They had there struggles but in the end begun to get it right n made less life changing decisions that could disrupt their lives. I was intrigued by the contact Tracy and Victor would have once he was away. I almost gave up on waiting for them to have contact. I look forward to seeing where there relationship may go beyond this read.

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Coming of age story about a very hot and fass teen aged girl.

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Book arrived as described

Published 1 month ago by claudia Gaitan

Very true!!!

It reminds me of someone i once knew when i was in school. I think all young girls should read this book.

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One of my favorite books!

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Published 2 months ago by K.O

I hear it is a part 2 to the story but I won't be reading it as I didn't really enjoy this story all that much

I read this book based on recommendations from other readers. I didn't really care for this story all that much I mean it was okay as the story of a young lady coming of age but...Read more

Published 6 months ago by Nicole G.

This is the perfect first book for teenage girls

This is the perfect first book for teenage girls . i first read this when i was 13 years old . Classic

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Second Read In 10 yrs & it brought me back !

This was the second book I've read . It made me never wanna put a book down . That was 10 yrs ago and I just read it again and felt the same way ... Really a great book

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One of my fave books as a teen

Bought it just to see if I still would like it and I do. I wanted tracys to great in life and I'm happy she did

Published 8 months ago by akeena anderson

Great book from a great mind

The book was a wonderful and description of how it is growing up in a urban environment

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