Seduced

By Nelson George

Book Overview

" A] smart, funny, and wonderfully resonant novel . . . It's the 1980s, and aspiring songwriter Derek Harper is a man easily seduced. Not only do the Big Three *money, fame, and women *keep him... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399141693
• ISBN13: 9780399141690
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Putnam Adult
• Length: 333 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

SEDUCED by a good read.

SEDUCED took it's time to get where it was going, but when it did, it made up for it's slow pace with gripping story and complex characterization. Not one of the best book that I have read, it gripped me with it's world of music and success and how it doesn't always mix. All in all, it turned out to be a good book.

Fast-paced story rich with New York jargon and hip hop flava

Although I was familiar with Nelson George as an author, this was my first time reading one of his books. I was thoroughly impressed. Being from the New York area and being close in age to the main character, I could easily relate to the story. The story also interestingly chronicles the growth of D. Harper, the main character. If you think you'll enjoy reading about the music industry and New York in the late 70s, the 80s and early 90s with glimpses of the New York club scene, you'll love this book.

Very HIP!!

This is a very hip book. It takes a slice of americana that isn't written about very often. It was a breezy well written believable story of life in urban african-american society. I'm reading Urban Romance now!!!.

SLOW MOVING IN THE BEGINNING....BUT EXCITING IN THE END.

Excellent overview of Black Middle-Class Queens, New York....I know because I lived it. Nelson depicts the music world and the people in it vividly, you feel like you've been there and know them. Kudos, to Nelson for the happy ending, I hope Derek & Candi stay together "Till death do them part."