When Butterflies Kiss

When Butterflies Kiss

When Butterflies Kiss
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Editor: SekouWrites
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-10-28
ISBN: 0967728614
Number of pages: 200
Publisher: Silver Lion Press

Book Reviews of When Butterflies Kiss

Book Review: Looking for Love, Looking for Self
Summary: 4 Stars

When Butterflies Kiss is one man's story of growth, dreams, fear and love.
Dante, the main character of the story, is a young African American male that
is a social worker and aspiring writer. Dante is a complex and interesting
character. As the story progress we get a glimpse of his past, the
complexities of his current life and his goals and aspirations for the future.
His greatest weakness seems to be his relationship with women. He has buried
his sensitive side in order to protect his heart and is involved with any
number of meaningless sexual relationships. Most important however, is Dante's
desire to have more for his life. This journey for more meaning in his life,
career and relationships eventually leads him to some life changing decisions.

The other characters in the book are like a supporting cast; these characters
are not as thoroughly developed. Although the reader only knows these
characters in terms of Dante, each character plays a critical role in the plot
and in the growth that he eventually achieves. I would have liked to have read
a bit more about what made the female characters tick.

When Butterflies Kiss is a unique tale written by a team of authors. Ten
writers, each responsible for his or her own chapter, write the book. Each
author has their own style, but they do an excellent job of portraying the
characters and the plot consistently and the chapters flow beautifully. As I
began this book, I was curious about what reading a novel by several different
authors would be like but I was quite pleased with this collaborative effort.
I would have liked to have seen more detailed character development for the
female characters and there were a couple of aspects of the plot that I felt
were left hanging. Still, overall I thought this was a great effort and I look
forward to future works by each of the individual authors as well as future
collaborations...

Summary of When Butterflies Kiss

Ten writers-all rising stars-weave a collective novel, chapter by chapter. The story, before it's written, is completely unknown. The first writer creates a brother named Dante, whose biggest desire is to lie tangled in the sweetness of a woman. His life is a chaotic mix of testosterone-charged competition and romantic fiascoes. He could go on this way, dodging his boys' challenges and running from commitment, but for the enigmatic nightmares that torment him at night.

When Butterflies Kiss defies convention with its multiple authors and fresh insight. One by one, the collective imagination of these ten provocative writers reveals the depths of Dante's psyche as they detail his reckless journey through love and relationships. In the end, Dante is faced with a choice: remain trapped in the baseness of his flesh, or rise to conquer his fears and finally sleep, nightmare free. The conclusion of this challenging and imaginative novel puts a surprising new spin on the search for love, fulfillment and personal redemption.

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