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Tough Girls Don't Dance
TOUGH GIRLS DON'T DANCE is a raw, gutsy story tracing a young country girl's life from the innocence of a chilhood through her rude sexual awakening and finally to the realisation of the power of love. Explicitly graphic in detail, this book explores all aspects of human sexuality through Carlene, who in spite of what life throws at her, manages to pull herself up by her own efforts, though perhaps not always doing so nobly. About the Author Osmund James lives in rural Jamaica. Physically disabled, he keeps his mental powers alert by voracious reading and prolific writing. His short stories have been appearing in The Sunday gleaner since 1988.
192 pages, Paperback
Published February 8, 2001
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October 8, 2024
A unique world.
January 13, 2011
also jamaican street erotica. well written
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September 1, 2015lol
July 30, 2020
I remember in high school seeing and older girl with this book and begged her to lend to me, within 2-3 days i completed the book
WWWOOOWW... I don't have words.
It was a great and engaging read. The main character is lovable, vulnerable and 100% human.
I would re-read this book in a heartbeat.
WWWOOOWW... I don't have words.
It was a great and engaging read. The main character is lovable, vulnerable and 100% human.
I would re-read this book in a heartbeat.
July 7, 2014
No boss...
I saw this title in a list of Caribbean books just a while ago and the feelings came rushing back. It's how you feel when you suddenly see an ex from a bad break-up on the street and you just want a place to hide.
This book is erotica but it's not well done. The sex (which sometimes appeared seemingly out of the blue) reads as if it was written by a very sexually frustrated 14 year old. Come on, you don't have to talk about "throbbing manhoods" like it's a Harlequin Romance but at least put your back into making sure your four and five letter words are used in an interesting way!
The storyline would have been interesting but too many things were going on to make the story believable after a while. By the time the book ended with a "twist" I was out of WTF's to give since I'd used up my quota half way in.
There were too many grammatical errors and poor word choices. The author used "wistful" a lot. The heroine was wistfully doing this or that at some pretty odd times too.
I feel bad trashing the book but it really is not well written. I always try to suspend belief and divorce myself from my view of reality when reading because I just want to hear the story the writer is telling me but this just bad. I read it with a group of friends and we all didn't like it. Thankfully I wasn't the one who bought it.
I saw this title in a list of Caribbean books just a while ago and the feelings came rushing back. It's how you feel when you suddenly see an ex from a bad break-up on the street and you just want a place to hide.
This book is erotica but it's not well done. The sex (which sometimes appeared seemingly out of the blue) reads as if it was written by a very sexually frustrated 14 year old. Come on, you don't have to talk about "throbbing manhoods" like it's a Harlequin Romance but at least put your back into making sure your four and five letter words are used in an interesting way!
The storyline would have been interesting but too many things were going on to make the story believable after a while. By the time the book ended with a "twist" I was out of WTF's to give since I'd used up my quota half way in.
There were too many grammatical errors and poor word choices. The author used "wistful" a lot. The heroine was wistfully doing this or that at some pretty odd times too.
I feel bad trashing the book but it really is not well written. I always try to suspend belief and divorce myself from my view of reality when reading because I just want to hear the story the writer is telling me but this just bad. I read it with a group of friends and we all didn't like it. Thankfully I wasn't the one who bought it.
January 13, 2013
This book was magnificent. I purchase it every time I travel to Jamaica because someone always borrows my copy and never returns it. Please beware because the story is extremely graphic with some disturbing sexual content. If you're a fan of Zane, E.Lynn Harris, Carl Weber then you may enjoy this graphic twist of scandal & sex.
May 20, 2011
Raw... sometimes too raw. It definitely pushes the envelope (as the sayig goes) and the author takes risks.
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October 23, 2011idk how to get to read dis book online r download it
April 23, 2013
Very interesting read. The grammar and ending was somewhat off for me though
June 8, 2011
One of the best if not the best book I have ever read.
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