Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
by:
Walter Mosley (author)
Millions of men and (no doubt many) women have watched famed black porn queen Debbie Dare—she of the blond wig and blue contacts—“do it” on television and computer screens in every combination of partners and positions imaginable. But after an unexpected and thunderous on-set orgasm catches her...
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Millions of men and (no doubt many) women have watched famed black porn queen Debbie Dare—she of the blond wig and blue contacts—“do it” on television and computer screens in every combination of partners and positions imaginable. But after an unexpected and thunderous on-set orgasm catches her unawares, Debbie returns home to find her porn-producer husband dead, electrocuted in their hot tub in the midst of “auditioning” an aspiring young starlet.Burdened with massive debt—incurred by her husband, and which various L.A. heavies want to collect on—Debbie must find a way to extricate herself from the peculiar subculture of the porn industry and reconcile herself to sacrifices she’s made along the way. In Debbie Doesn’t Do it Anymore, the creator of the Easy Rawlins series has painted a moving portrait of a resilient soul in search of salvation and a cure for grief.
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780767929646 (0767929640)
ASIN: 0767929640
Publish date: 2015-02-03
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Cultural,
Adult Fiction,
American,
Literary Fiction,
Erotica,
Adult,
African American,
Mystery,
Death,
Relationships,
Fiction
Title: Debbie Doesn't Do It AnymoreAuthor: Walter MosleyPublisher: DoubledayReviewed By: Arlena DeanRating: 4Review:"Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore" by Walter Mosley...What is this novel about?"In this scorching, mournful, often explicit, and never less than moving literary novel by the famed creator ...
I enjoyed this read, but can't seem to be resolute with my rating. If I rate for enjoyment I would give it 4 stars but if I were to rate on the story itself it would be more of a 3 star rating. Mosley's writing is smooth, as usual, and for that I'd give 4.5 stars. I will have to stew on these for...
So, I had a few problems with this book. Consistency. I'll bring this up in another point I'm about to make but the heroine wasn't consistent. Which is usually a good thing! You want the characters to change to not be what they were when they started off in the beginning of the novel or whateve...
A recurring theme in Walter Mosley's prolific career is an existential reawakening of his main character. Whether it be jilted Cordell Carmell's sexual awakening and subsequent odyssey in the erotic [b:Killing Johnny Fry: A Sexistential Novel|62024|Killing Johnny Fry A Sexistential Novel|Walter Mos...
I'm left feeling conflicted about this book, and I can't say whether I liked it or not. There is nothing wrong with Mosley's prose or his pacing. The exact passage of time is a little difficult to follow, but since we're following the story of someone in a state of emotional shock and turmoil, thi...