Milk in My Coffee
by Eric Jerome Dickey
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When Jordan Greene moves from his home town in Tennessee to Manhattan, he learns to keep up with the fast pace of a Wall Street job, a stylish apartment, and a sexy girlfriend. But when he meets Kimberly Chavers, his heart really begins to race. She is funny, feisty, irresistible-and white. Now Jordan, who keeps Malcolm X's picture on his wall, has a problem. This is the book that launched Dickey's career as a New York Times best-selling author.Tags
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The premise is Jordan and Kimberly are supposed to each take turns telling their side of their seemingly doomed romance. While I tagged this "chick lit" it isn't. Not really. It's the story of two people trying to overcome the color of their skin and their deep rooted opinions. I appreciated Jordan's ingrained racism that spoke to a long standing tradition of passing prejudice through history. He continually referred to the South unapologetically (my word), as if that's just the way it will always be, like it or not. His perceptions of Kimberley as a white woman are generations old. There was more drama in this story expected but that didn't take away from the story.
Milk in My Coffee is broken into four parts. The first eleven chapters show more are from Jordan Green's point of view. Every chapter is titled "Jordan Greene" before it switches to Kimberley Chambers (for one chapter). Wouldn't it have been simpler (and I would have preferred this) to have one giant section of Jordan Greene narrative?
This isn't a huge deal, but Milk in My Coffee contains references that date the plot. I didn't know Erica Kane or Nurse Rachid so I didn't get the jokes referencing them. show less
Milk in My Coffee is broken into four parts. The first eleven chapters show more are from Jordan Green's point of view. Every chapter is titled "Jordan Greene" before it switches to Kimberley Chambers (for one chapter). Wouldn't it have been simpler (and I would have preferred this) to have one giant section of Jordan Greene narrative?
This isn't a huge deal, but Milk in My Coffee contains references that date the plot. I didn't know Erica Kane or Nurse Rachid so I didn't get the jokes referencing them. show less
This book was okay but I think the author copped out a bit at the end. this is a book about a black man falling in love with a white woman and the problems that ensue with family and friends and stuff. Then at the end we find out the heroine's father is black. Well fine but that wasn't exactly the story you told us you were telling was it? What was wrong with letting her be white? The author just seemed to lack the courage of his convictions.
Good book! An interracial relationship as seen from the Black man's perspective. Dickey "writes" women perspective well also. Well developed characters, good insight into their emotions.
OMG i hated this book
Ahhhh ,me encantò .
Me enamorè .
Me enamorè .
Eric Jerome Dickey is an amazing writer. All of his books have kept me on the edge of my seat!
It was okay. Definitely not one of his best.
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Eric Jerome Dickey lives in California. Eric Jerome Dickey was born in Memphis, Tennessee on July 7, 1961. He received a degree in computer system technology from the University of Memphis. In 1983, he moved to Los Angeles where he worked in the aerospace industry as a software developer. Soon after starting his job, he decided to become an actor show more and a stand-up comedian, which eventually lead him to a writing career. He attended UCLA's Creative Writing classes and in 1994, his short story Thirteen appeared in the IBWA's River Crossing: Voices of the Diaspora - An Anthology of the International Black Experience. His first novel was Sister, Sister was published in 1996. His other books include Milk in My Coffee; Liar's Game; Chasing Destiny; Between Lovers; Thieves' Paradise; The Other Woman; Sleeping with Strangers; Waking with Enemies; An Accidental Affair; and The Business of Lovers. He wrote over 30 novels, novellas, and short stories. His last book, The Son of Mr. Suleman is due to be published in April 2021. He received the awards for Best Contemporary Fiction and Author of the Year (Male) at the 2006 African American Literary Award Show. Eric Jerome Dickey died on January 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, California at the age of 59. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Milk in My Coffee
- Original publication date
- 1998-09-01
- People/Characters
- Jordan Greene; Kimberly Charvers
- Important places
- New York, New York, USA
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- English, French
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