Genevieve

by Eric Jerome Dickey

Book Overview

Learn exactly why Eric Jerome Dickey was renowned for his novels starring "bold, smart women oozing sexuality and vulnerability" (The Atlantic) in this New York Times bestseller. Genevieve is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525948783
• ISBN13: 9780525948780
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Something new & fresh.....

I've read all of EJD's books and "Genevieve" is one of a kind. It was very descriptive & detailed. By the time I finished reading the book, I felt like I had personally been to Odenville, AL. For a while there, I wondered why it rained through half of the book. But by the end, I figured he was going with a theme. This book may take some EJD readers by surprise. But if you've followed him from the beginning, with "Sister Sister", you can see how his writing has grown. This book had a Mayou Angelou & Toni Morrison feel to it. Well done Mr. Dickey! Hope to see you again at the Essence Festival.

The Evolution of EJD!!!

Eric Jerome Dickey's writing is evolving in every new piece of fiction that he produces. Genevieve, the author's new novel is no exception.The last novel by Mr. Dickey, Drive Me Crazy, was the author's dabble into pulp fiction, now he writes Genevieve, a cross between an Shakesperean play, the novel or book, Lolita, and an 1950's Robert Mitchum's film noir movie.The book begins with the narrator, a nameless character, who just so happens to be in bed with his wife's sister, mind you, this is only the beginning of the book. (sex, lies, adultery with an in-law-it's get no better than that) All of this action and the story has yet to begin. If I begin to get dramatic, at times, excuse me, it's the aftereffects of all of the drama in this book, it hasn't worn off yet. Enough of that. This book is absolutely wonderful! I don't want to get into anymore of the specific details about the plot because it is soo easy to give away the story line. However, if you are an avid EJD fan, than you know, this is required reading. If this is your first read by EJD, you will be in for an incredibly, intriguing read that won't dissappoint. The characters, the language and the range of emotions that are displayed during the story are at times witty, emotional and just downright disturbing. The one thing to keep in mind when reading. APPEARANCES CAN BE VERY DECEIVING!!!! I heard that they is going to be a new display at the Smithsonian's Natural Sciences, IT IS THE EVOLUTION OF ERIC JEROME DICKEY....A SPECTACULAR STORY BY A SPECTACULAR WRITER

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!!

EJD has left me in awe of his power of the pen yet again. With every book his growth is aparent. He proved himself to be the best out there four or five books ago. Now, like I said, I am in awe. It is hard to put into words the great respect I have for this man as a writer. I believe he cherry picks every word that graces the pages of his books. John. Vee. Ev. is no exeception. His pros are so well thought out and placed together so eloquently, and I have not even started in on how much I enjoyed this story, This master piece of fiction. If you are reading on a moderate to advanced level, all I can say is, get this book! There are alot of readers who may not get it. If you are strictly into Thug Paradise (not to be confused with Thieves Paradise, another outstanding book)or whatever, it may not be for you. But if you enjoy the way a story is written as much as the story itself, I repeat, GET THIS BOOK!!! EJD- I consider myself a pretty good writer, but I can only pray to reach the level that you stand on all by yourself.

John Vee Ev

GENEVIEVE, Eric Jerome Dickey's eleventh novel is yet another intense examination of the souls of black folks. Poetic, raw, and at all times engrossing, GENEVIEVE manages to strip bare flawed characters with threads of mystery holding together their lives. The premise alone--a sexually unfulfilled but loving husband falling under the spell of his wife's uninhibited younger sister--allows for such fertile exploration. Some authors would have still fumbled the ball, but Dickey, boy oh boy does he NOT fumble the ball. Kid has hands like Julius Erving, Michael Jordan, and Walter Payton wrapped into one. The story is a puzzle, with clues sprinkled throughout, and Dickey never lets his grip loosen, never lets his able hands drop the ball, or the pen. Pay attention to the dialogue, the language. Genevieve Forbes, the wife of the unnamed narrator, is a beautiful and mysterious woman with a PhD and the ambition and drive it takes to reach that lofty educational status. But what she has in drive and smarts, she lacks in bedroom passion. Not passion, because she has plenty of that, but bedroom passion. The erotic impulse to get in the zone...the erogenous zone. Meanwhile, her husband, his libido is in overdrive. His desire for his wife is off the charts. And, unreturned, he is left broken, fragile, and yes, vulnerable. Enter Kenya. Genevieve's younger sister. Genevieve's polar opposite. A passionate, uninhibited, fire in the loins type of woman. Doesn't take a PhD to understand the peril that will follow for our marrieds. But GENEVIEVE is so much more than just the documentary of an affair. It is a character study, a family genealogy, a heartfelt examination of life, its many winding roads, and the travels we take. Dickey gets to the souls of his characters. Beneath the outer layer, directly to the heart of their lives. GENEVIEVE is excellent.

A JAWDROPPER!!!!!

In yet another amazing tale from EJD, another nameless husband narrates the story of his wife, his marriage, and his own infidelity. Genevieve Forbes is an accomplished businesswoman with a doctorate in her field. She is beautiful and smart, but leaves her husband wanting in the bedroom. She says she loves him, but she seems only able to perform her marital "duties," leaving her spouse feeling inadequate as a lover, and subconsciously looking for passion elsewhere. Elsewhere appears in the form of the gorgeous Kenya, when his wife is summoned home to Alabama as the result of the death of her grandmother. Kenya is young and uninhibited, and the husband of Dr. Forbes finds her impossible to resist. But this southern journey also affords this husband a glimpse into his wife's past; a past that is so filled with abuse and neglect that it has continued to impact her life and the way that she loves in the physical sense. What her husband soon finds out is that this in no way affects her ability to love him from her soul. Filled with secrets, drama, and the author's poetic prose that we've come to know so well, Genevieve is a beautiful story that forces us to examine our closest relationships and what we view as important. DYB