The Son of Mr. Suleman
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- Author：Eric Jerome Dickey
- ISBN：1524745235
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Reviews
Dafort
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The Son of Mr。 Suleman was the latest book by Eric Jerome Dickey and it touched on a lot of social issues faced in today’s society by black America。 While one of the themes dealt with sexual harassment， Pi Suleman finds himself on the unfavorable receiving end of the harassment。 While he battles this predicament， he meets the intriguing Gemma Buckingham and attempts to pursue a relationship。 However， events occur with Pi dealing with the death of his father， in addition to his budding romance， a The Son of Mr。 Suleman was the latest book by Eric Jerome Dickey and it touched on a lot of social issues faced in today’s society by black America。 While one of the themes dealt with sexual harassment， Pi Suleman finds himself on the unfavorable receiving end of the harassment。 While he battles this predicament， he meets the intriguing Gemma Buckingham and attempts to pursue a relationship。 However， events occur with Pi dealing with the death of his father， in addition to his budding romance， add in the aggressive co-worker， Pi must come to terms with who he， and what he could become。 While I had not read an EDJ book in years， it took a while to get into this book and it was a struggle to finish。 I see where Mr。 Dickey’s writing has evolved and this book is proof of that evolution， and he should be applauded for it。 However， as I stated this book dealt with a LOT of heavy topics that are still problematic in today’s society。 Mr。 Dickey was a master of weaving social topics into his stories and he will be greatly missed。Note: I received an advance copy from Netgalley 。。。more
Lekeisha The Booknerd
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RTC 4/20
Joyce M。 H。
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I have been a fan Eric Jerome Dickey since he wrote “Sister， Sister” in 1997。 I was saddened when I heard he had passed away。 I even had the opportunity to meet him in person and he was such a nice guy， awesome personality and fun to talk to。This book to me is different from Eric Jerome Dickey’s previous writings but over the years his style has always changed several times making his books that much more enjoyable。 Pi Maurice Suleman is adjunct black professor and meets a mixed race beautiful a I have been a fan Eric Jerome Dickey since he wrote “Sister， Sister” in 1997。 I was saddened when I heard he had passed away。 I even had the opportunity to meet him in person and he was such a nice guy， awesome personality and fun to talk to。This book to me is different from Eric Jerome Dickey’s previous writings but over the years his style has always changed several times making his books that much more enjoyable。 Pi Maurice Suleman is adjunct black professor and meets a mixed race beautiful as can be British woman man Gemma Buckingham whom he forges a relationship with。 Maurice’s boss Dr。 Helen Stone-Calhoun words just cannot describe her。 She is blackmailing him。There is great word building， awesome characters， romance， sadness， envy， family drama， etc。 This is Eric’s final book and I enjoyed it。I received an ARC via Netgalley and Dutton and I’m voluntarily leaving my review。 。。。more
Gemini
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I received this ARC from NetGalley。 The Son of Mr。 Suleman focuses on the life of a Black professor living in Memphis， TN。 Professor Pi Maurice Suleman meets a mysterious woman from London and they immediately fall for each other。 As their romance unfolds， Pi is struggling to deal with being blackmailed by his boss。 To pile on to his misery， he has to deal with the death of his estranged father， Mr。 Suleman。 As Pi’s story unfolds， we meet a colorful supporting cast。 We learn about his siblings a I received this ARC from NetGalley。 The Son of Mr。 Suleman focuses on the life of a Black professor living in Memphis， TN。 Professor Pi Maurice Suleman meets a mysterious woman from London and they immediately fall for each other。 As their romance unfolds， Pi is struggling to deal with being blackmailed by his boss。 To pile on to his misery， he has to deal with the death of his estranged father， Mr。 Suleman。 As Pi’s story unfolds， we meet a colorful supporting cast。 We learn about his siblings and neighbors。 We also meet his mother who refers to herself in third person throughout the book。 I found that to be cringeworthy。 Although there are a lot of characters， they all seem necessary to tell the story of this man trying to survive in Trump’s America。 I struggled to connect with this book in the beginning。 At times， it just felt like he was rambling。 He seemed to be trying too hard to be witty。 It came off as nonsensical。 I noticed that he repeated certain words and phrases a lot。 For example， he used the word bellicose nineteen times。 I was determined to finish the book simply because it’s the work of EJD。 I didn’t get pulled into the story until I was at the 40% mark。 All of a sudden I was so invested in how the story would unfold。 It was a wild， winding road， but the final destination made it worth it for me。 I would advise potential readers to be patient enough to let the whole story develop。 I would also caution them that he tackles heavy subjects like rape， colorism， racism， police brutality， and pedophilia。 This is not a cozy， lighthearted book。 It’s blunt and in your face。 Despite the slow start， I can confidently say that this a 4 star read。 Thank you to NetGalley， Penguin Books， and the late， great Mr。 Eric Jerome Dickey for the opportunity to review this book。 。。。more
Qiana Groves
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If you ever wanted to know what it is like to be a black man， this is the read for you。 Pi Suleman is a college professor， just trying to live his best life。 But like any other black man living on this earth， peace is often unattainable。 Pi grows up fatherless， with a teenage mother and an abundance of siblings。 Instead of succumbing to the stereotypes， he works to defy the odds。 On Pi Suleman's journey， he loses the father he's never known， Archimedes。 "Archimedes is the Greek mathematician who If you ever wanted to know what it is like to be a black man， this is the read for you。 Pi Suleman is a college professor， just trying to live his best life。 But like any other black man living on this earth， peace is often unattainable。 Pi grows up fatherless， with a teenage mother and an abundance of siblings。 Instead of succumbing to the stereotypes， he works to defy the odds。 On Pi Suleman's journey， he loses the father he's never known， Archimedes。 "Archimedes is the Greek mathematician who discovered the value of pi。" He is raped。 He is on a journey to find love。 All while searching for himself。 The death of his father helps him really delve deep into who he is and who he wants to be。 “I am a man made in the cargo hold of ships destined for the shores of America， a man deemed free only because it was sanctioned by the government as an amendment， a man whose freedom was written as an afterthought， yet the cause of a war between the conflicted values of white men。 I am a man with family history that has been marinated in four hundred years of racism。”This story touches on a lot of heavy themes。 "The Son of Mr。 Suleman （TSOMS） covers a lot of territory。 Racism。 Colorism。 Self-love。 Being of mixed race。 One-drop rule。 Sexual assault at the workplace。 Microaggressions。 Mendacities as foundation for relationship。 Culture differences。 Politics。 Being the son of a pedophile。 Perceptions。 The impact of enslavement and Jim Crow。 Code switching。 The power of death。 The weight of love。" It was heavy， unlike your typical EJD read， making some parts uncomfortable to read， but not making the story uninteresting。 And like any other EJD read， the sex scenes are bountiful。 This book takes place in real time， touching on many current events that are happening right now （i。e。: politics， Meghan Markle's problems with British Royalty， senseless killings of black people by white terrorists and even the Popeyes chicken sandwich。） If EJD had to leave a book to sum up his legacy， this book is it， if only for the themes。 Some parts of the story were slow， in my opinion， but considering the author's circumstances， I'm sure any reader would be willing to overlook that。 By the time I reached the climax of the story， I could not flip the pages fast enough。 This was a woke， thought provoking read that I'm glad I got to experience。 Rest in paradise Eric Jerome Dickey。 。。。more
Julia
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The story follows Pi Maurice Suleman， a black adjunct professor and published author in Memphis， Tennessee。 While attending a gala for the University he teaches at， Pi meets a mysterious and stunningly beautiful， mixed race British woman named Gemma Buckingham and endures a tense encounter with his boss， Dr。 Helen Stone-Calhoun。 We quickly learn that Dr。 Stone-Calhoun has Professor Suleman on a very short leash。 Pi endures sexual assault and harrassment when his career is threatened if he does n The story follows Pi Maurice Suleman， a black adjunct professor and published author in Memphis， Tennessee。 While attending a gala for the University he teaches at， Pi meets a mysterious and stunningly beautiful， mixed race British woman named Gemma Buckingham and endures a tense encounter with his boss， Dr。 Helen Stone-Calhoun。 We quickly learn that Dr。 Stone-Calhoun has Professor Suleman on a very short leash。 Pi endures sexual assault and harrassment when his career is threatened if he does not comply。 Dr。 Stone-Calhoun abuses her power and brandishes her "Karen-ness" in an all to common he said she said that the Black man hardly ever wins。In an attempt to ease the stress， Pi begins a fun and steamy relationship with Gemma Buckingham。 The successful and guarded Gemma is looking to heal her broken heart but is often triggered by Pi's southern way of life， American racism and has secrets of her own that prove to be a heavy load。 While she and Professor Suleman fall deeper in love， the untimely death of his father occurs。 The illegitimate son of famed author Archimedes Maurice Suleman is now tasked with honoring the last will and testament of a father he does not know and a man he resents。 Pi learns about the man he never knew， the eerie similarities they share and finds strength in being a Suleman。 EJD touches on many issues: harrassment， white privilege， sexual assault， Jim Crow， racism， colorism， transphobia， passing， black lives matter， abandonment， etc。 The role reversal of a black male sexual assault victim was intriguing and very well done。 Pi not only endures the typical victim blaming and shame but has the added trauma of the Strong Black Man syndrome forcing him to carry this load alone until it lightens or breaks him entirely。I could've done without the character of Komorebi Jackson and her pointless antics with ancillary characters that also could have been cut。 The issues addressed were already explored and in better detail with the main players of the story。 It just seemed redundant and she annoyed me。All in all， another enjoyable page turner for me from the late Eric Jerome Dickey。 Thanks to Netgalley and Penguin Group Dutton for this arc in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Tiffany Tyler
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“Love makes everybody a little mad。 And blind。 Love distorts。 You see what you want to see， see it how you want to see it。 And justify。 They lie to you and you lie to yourself on their behalf。”So much to say。 So much to unpack。 So many topics that are now， relevant， and need to be discussed。 This isn’t Milk in My Coffee。 This isn’t Finding Gideon。 This is growth。 This is evolution。 This is Mr。 Dickey’s final gift to us and it’s worth being celebrated！
Tameka West
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