How Did He Know Us So Well?

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	• Waiting in Vain Colin Channer One World/Ballantine, 1998 - 346 pages average customer review:based on 447 reviews view larger image
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Fire is always hot...

Colin Channer is a son of Caribbean soil, a single soul merely descendant of those slaves who chose life over suicide throughout the triangular slave trade.

Like most of us Afrikan descendants he has an innate passion for his work, a mini-universe that channels himself into beautiful lyrics. He is a lyrical god to those who understand where his passion resides and the fact that its source is infinite, his contributions are sure to continue to colour and shape our apetitie for good writing.

Ode to Colin Channer, for writing Waiting in Vain was his first crime against mediocrity in modern romance fiction, setting the standards for his brothers and sisters in the Caribbean and all Diaspora.

Yah Bless you Colin Channer.

Signed: Obvious Fan for Obvious Reasons

Sekara

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Caribbean Love

I must say I really liked this book. I found the language to be a rich, colorful texture. The Caribbean scenery especially is painted with a garden's vibrance. Books such as these that center around common truisms rejuvenate the spirit. The main characters, Fire and Sylvia, are two distinct individuals who share a passion for their individuality and as well as their common bond. Their lives are complicated by internal and external winds, sometimes pushing them closer, sometimes pulling them apart. I think anyone who reads this book can relate to the characters - whether through their own lives or the lives of people they have known.

Ultimately I found this book to be a study of life's passions. Good and bad. Sometimes those things that you hold so close you must push away. And inversely, those that you once held far, you must now pull closer. I highly recommend.

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Absolutely Amazing!

This novel speaks to the soul. Not just the souls of caribbean people but to everyone. The writing is fluid and poetic. I felt as if the characters were people I knew and wanted to get to know. I never wanted the book to end. This novel touched me so much that I've read it four times already and I hate reading anything twice. This was a masterpiece. Silvia's character was well developed to the point that you would believe this story was done by a woman. Then the character of Fire is an educated black woman's fantasy. can't wait to find my Fire!

How Did He Know Us So Well?

Colin Channer has managed to capture the way most of us fresh, new, sophisticated, college-educated, Black women act (and react) in one of the main characters, Sylvia. And Fire is the epitome of what every woman like that wishes they could have to fall back on when they're tired of TRYING to carry the world on our shoulders. But his greatest feat was capturing the way women like Sylvia are sometimes conflicted by what's good for them and what "works" for them and sabotage the real thing we call love. A good read, you'll devour this novel in no time.

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Pleasantly Surprising Read

I must admit I have not normally been a fan of romantic fiction, but Mr. Channer provided me with a very pleasant literary experience. The story was one, not just of romance, but of life and the joys, pains, ups and downs of the situations we deal with in life.

I felt a true insight to each character. I admired Fire's loyalty to his friendship with Ian, despite the fact that Ian was not always the most pleasant or trustworthy person. Surprisingly, I was on the edge of my seat during every "episode" between Fire and Sylvia. The attraction between them was electric and I was drawn into their romance. Black love is not always tastefully displayed in literature or the media, but there was a real-ness to their situation. Their experience made me mad, saddened me, made me smile and then go through each emotion all over again!

The book had a poetic flow to it. What I also enjoyed was the very colorful descriptions of the different settings in the story. I could visualize the streets of New York and London, smell the scents, hear the sounds and feel the culture of Jamaica.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It is a story of struggle: exploring struggle, working through it, overcoming it, and realizing that there are some things you just never get over. It is a story of love and passion, tragedy and conflict. It has motivated me to include more Black romantic fiction in my reading collection. And that was no easy feat!

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