Groove.Groove by Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. Holliday Broadway Books, June 2005 $12.95, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-7679-2114-3 At first glance, from the sexy image on the cover and the title, Groove may appear all too predictable. Yet Geneva Holliday (a pseudonym pseudonym (s  `dənĭm) [Gr.,=false name], name assumed, particularly by writers, to conceal identity. A writer's pseudonym is also referred to as a nom de plume (pen name). for award-winning author Bernice McFadden) succeeds at capturing and sustaining her reader's attention. The four main characters, Geneva, Noah, Chevy and Crystal, demonstrate how true friends are willing to go to hell and back without wavering. Geneva represents single moms struggling to hold it all together while caring for everyone but themselves. Noah is an openly gay male who seems to have it all until he finds himself desiring the forbidden fruit--women. With absolutely no shame to her game, Chevy represents the gold digger whose materialistic tendencies could lead her to ruin. Crystal, upon introduction, appears to be the stable one of the crew until we find out that her boyfriend is living proof that everything that glitters ain't gold! The familiarity of the issues represented in this witty story may compel some to read it critically, while others may read it for escape. Whatever the motivation, Holliday's skillful skill·ful adj. 1. Possessing or exercising skill; expert. See Synonyms at proficient. 2. Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill. writing identifies the deceitful desires that can lead anyone down a desperate path towards drama, drama and mo' drama! Cecily D. Cooper lives and works in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . |
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