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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
Martin is invited to join an elite group of black businessmen, but he discovers they're part of a secret society that wants to repay the evils of slavery by enslaving whites. It's a fast-paced thriller wrapped around a thought-provoking idea. It's terrifying, which is both as it should be and a little disturbing for what it says about myself.
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3.5 stars. Thought provoking story about a secret society determined to right the wrongs of slavery by taking revenge on the descendents of the oppressors. A society where the black men are "master." A nice slow burning thriller.
This book is about a man named Martin Grey who is an up and coming attorney with a beautiful wife, Ana, and a small firm in which he has shared partnership with a good friend named Glen Grossman. One day after a tough civil rights lawsuit is won Martin is invited to a very posh dinner at the apposing counsel Damon Darrell's house. But the gag is, all the attendees of this very posh dinner are some of the cities more important African American men. From CEO's to Financial world geniuses to Advertising moguls this is the place where a man like Martin would love to rub elbows. Martin does so well at this dinner party he is then invited to go on a white water rafting trip with the men, and where Ana isn't so thrilled at the untold dangers that happen with white water rafting, Martin is uber excited with the fact that he gets to embark on this journey.
Little does Martin know that when he says yes to this trip it's not to go rafting. It's to meet the groups leader a Dr. Kasim at his compound called Forty Acres. Forty Acres is this fortress like place deep in the woods where it's not like the everyday resort or spa. Here, the black man is the master and the white man is the slave. Now I feel like I should leave it like that, because that was all that I needed to know about the book with it being semi-spoiler filled.
This book is advertised as a thriller, and while there was moments or intenseness in the first 50% of the book, it's not really the thriller I thought it was. gfThis book was very enjoyable and the thriller part of is came at like the last 20 chapters or so but I feel it made sense, the way it was structured. I could see this as a movie (which would be crazy) or a crazy TV adaptation. It definitely is a conversation starter and I can't wait to talk and discus some of the ideas in this book with my husband. Because I feel that I only got 1/2 of an understanding being black. But being male would give me more. The reason why I say that is because there were some ideas presented to Martin that mainly dealt with manhood and what it meant to be a man and being a slave. And dealing with the fact that you were owned and not owning the land that you worked on with your family. It's a lot.
The "gentlemen" and I use that term loosely that accompanied him and then tried to persuade him to take part in this secret lifestyle are Damon, Kwame, Solomon, and Carver. Each a master of some industry and what brought each of them to Forty Acres is both different and interesting.
A great 4 star book. And I would definitely read more book by Dwayne Alexander Smith.
Little does Martin know that when he says yes to this trip it's not to go rafting. It's to meet the groups leader a Dr. Kasim at his compound called Forty Acres. Forty Acres is this fortress like place deep in the woods where it's not like the everyday resort or spa. Here, the black man is the master and the white man is the slave. Now I feel like I should leave it like that, because that was all that I needed to know about the book with it being semi-spoiler filled.
This book is advertised as a thriller, and while there was moments or intenseness in the first 50% of the book, it's not really the thriller I thought it was. gfThis book was very enjoyable and the thriller part of is came at like the last 20 chapters or so but I feel it made sense, the way it was structured. I could see this as a movie (which would be crazy) or a crazy TV adaptation. It definitely is a conversation starter and I can't wait to talk and discus some of the ideas in this book with my husband. Because I feel that I only got 1/2 of an understanding being black. But being male would give me more. The reason why I say that is because there were some ideas presented to Martin that mainly dealt with manhood and what it meant to be a man and being a slave. And dealing with the fact that you were owned and not owning the land that you worked on with your family. It's a lot.
The "gentlemen" and I use that term loosely that accompanied him and then tried to persuade him to take part in this secret lifestyle are Damon, Kwame, Solomon, and Carver. Each a master of some industry and what brought each of them to Forty Acres is both different and interesting.
A great 4 star book. And I would definitely read more book by Dwayne Alexander Smith.
A deeply disturbing, yet thought-provoking thriller! Many of the statements made by Dr. Kasim, the leader of the secret society of wealthy and powerful black men, made me pause and reflect on our society as a whole, yet the story line held my interest from beginning to end. While I at first didn't like how the ending was shaping up, I couldn't think of any better way to end this intense novel. Then it dawned on me that an edgy ending was quite appropos. Bravo!
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4.5 stars. This was quite the page turner. Very unique premise, lots of tension. If African Americans had the opportunity to “wear the shoe on the other foot” and get retribution for slavery, would they? It’s an interesting, thought provoking thriller.
I’m not sure how I feel about this book. I will review it soon. UPDATE: I dropped the star rating to two.