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Title: Rooftop Diva
Subtitle: A Novel of Triumph After Katrina
Author: D. T. Pollard
Narrator: Susan Spain
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-23-08
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Author D.T. Pollard is a rising voice in contemporary fiction. In this Essence best seller, he cleverly tackles a sensitive subject, following the fortunes of a woman who survived 2005's Hurricane Katrina and was forever changed by the event.After losing her grandmother, her home, and all her worldly possessions in the storm, Monique Deveraux has all but given up on life. Then at an evacuee shelter, a wealthy woman takes her in and introduces her to a billionaire businessman, starting Monique on a whirlwind of success. But something is lurking in the shadows that could take everything away again. In the chaos after the storm, a convict walked out of jail and blended in with the dishevelled evacuees - and she was looking for revenge when she met Monique.Monique's story is not just about the storm, but about how an event can change lives - for better or for worse. Susan Spain narrates Monique's story of the far-reaching effects of Hurricane Katrina.
©2006 D.T. Pollard; (P)2008 Recorded Books
Members Reviews:
Which rooftop?
I don't know which hurricane Katrina the character went through, but it surely wasn't the same one as the poor people of the actual 9th ward.
The author evidently was not from Louisiana and doesn't know much about hurricanes. The book upset me as I felt it degraded the suffering of those people who really were on a rooftop!
This book appears to be nothing more than someones attempt(!) at sophistication and soft porn. Sorry author, this was not a winning story.
Awful at best.
Maybe if the book had been edited well to correct the grammatical and typographical errors it would have been easier to read, however the way it was presented here made it unbearable.
Couldn't finish.
First of all, I am a native and resident of New Orleans, and I love reading novels set in the city. However, if that novel contains a character named Deveraux (I don't know anyone here named Deveraux), takes place during Mardi Gras, or involves voodoo, I usually pass. I thought this would be interesting, with the Katrina connection, but I was wrong. Even though the main character is named Deveraux, I decided to give it a chance. After seeing on one page the word champagne spelled "champaign", and that her grandmother lived in an alcohol-free zone of the city, it was time to push the "Remove from device" button. All you authors out there, if you are going to set your story in this city, do some homework! Don't call streetcars "trolleys", don't have a Jazz Funeral, and please don't have your characters speak in a Cajun accent. And PLEASE use spell-check, and have someone proofread for grammar mistakes.
Gah...I need that hour of my life back!
I have stopped reading four other books in my life prior to this one. I did not finish this book. I couldn't get past the second chapter. I am so sorry, I hate to say negative things about authors, but this is just terrible. I found myself wondering in the first scene with Monique/Prentice/Kendra if a man had written this book. Sure enough...NO women I know would act or talk as these characters do in that scene. It would be a far better use of one's time to read the dictionary rather than Mr. Pollard's book.
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Title: Rooftop Diva
Subtitle: A Novel of Triumph After Katrina
Author: D. T. Pollard
Narrator: Susan Spain
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-23-08
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Author D.T. Pollard is a rising voice in contemporary fiction. In this Essence best seller, he cleverly tackles a sensitive subject, following the fortunes of a woman who survived 2005's Hurricane Katrina and was forever changed by the event.After losing her grandmother, her home, and all her worldly possessions in the storm, Monique Deveraux has all but given up on life. Then at an evacuee shelter, a wealthy woman takes her in and introduces her to a billionaire businessman, starting Monique on a whirlwind of success. But something is lurking in the shadows that could take everything away again. In the chaos after the storm, a convict walked out of jail and blended in with the dishevelled evacuees - and she was looking for revenge when she met Monique.Monique's story is not just about the storm, but about how an event can change lives - for better or for worse. Susan Spain narrates Monique's story of the far-reaching effects of Hurricane Katrina.
©2006 D.T. Pollard; (P)2008 Recorded Books
Members Reviews:
Which rooftop?
I don't know which hurricane Katrina the character went through, but it surely wasn't the same one as the poor people of the actual 9th ward.
The author evidently was not from Louisiana and doesn't know much about hurricanes. The book upset me as I felt it degraded the suffering of those people who really were on a rooftop!
This book appears to be nothing more than someones attempt(!) at sophistication and soft porn. Sorry author, this was not a winning story.
Awful at best.
Maybe if the book had been edited well to correct the grammatical and typographical errors it would have been easier to read, however the way it was presented here made it unbearable.
Couldn't finish.
First of all, I am a native and resident of New Orleans, and I love reading novels set in the city. However, if that novel contains a character named Deveraux (I don't know anyone here named Deveraux), takes place during Mardi Gras, or involves voodoo, I usually pass. I thought this would be interesting, with the Katrina connection, but I was wrong. Even though the main character is named Deveraux, I decided to give it a chance. After seeing on one page the word champagne spelled "champaign", and that her grandmother lived in an alcohol-free zone of the city, it was time to push the "Remove from device" button. All you authors out there, if you are going to set your story in this city, do some homework! Don't call streetcars "trolleys", don't have a Jazz Funeral, and please don't have your characters speak in a Cajun accent. And PLEASE use spell-check, and have someone proofread for grammar mistakes.
Gah...I need that hour of my life back!
I have stopped reading four other books in my life prior to this one. I did not finish this book. I couldn't get past the second chapter. I am so sorry, I hate to say negative things about authors, but this is just terrible. I found myself wondering in the first scene with Monique/Prentice/Kendra if a man had written this book. Sure enough...NO women I know would act or talk as these characters do in that scene. It would be a far better use of one's time to read the dictionary rather than Mr. Pollard's book.