Book Overview
E. Lynn Harris's blend of rich, romantic??storytelling and controversial contemporary issues like??race and bisexuality have found an enthusiastic and??diverse audience across America. Readers celebrate??the arrival in paperback of his second novel,??Just As I Am, which picks up where??Invisible Life left off,??introducing Harris's appealing and authentic characters to a??new set of joys, conflicts, and choices. Raymond,??a young black lawyer from the South, struggles to??come to terms with his sexuality and with the grim??reality of AIDS. Nicole, an aspiring??singer/actress, experiences frustration in both her career and??in her attempts to find a genuine love??relationship. Both characters share an eclectic group of??friends who challenge them, and the reader, to look at??themselves and the world around thern through??different eyes. By portraying Nicole's and Raymond's??joys, as well as their pain, Harris never ceases to??remind us that life, like love, is about??self-acceptance. In this vivid portrait of contemporary??black life, with all its pressures and the??complications of bisexuality, AIDS, and racism, Harris??confirms a faith in the power of love -- love of all??kinds -- to thrill and to heal, which will warm the??hearts of readers everywhere.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0385469691
ISBN13:9780385469692
Release Date:February 1994
Publisher:Doubleday Books
Length:368 Pages
Weight:1.54 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.6" x 9.5"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Really good follow up.
Published by Stephanie Fox , 5 years ago
It had a slow start for me but once it got started, it was really good. I really liked it.
Get lost in this book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
E. Lynne Harris is absolutely amazing! My boyfriend bought the trilogy of books home (Invisible Life, Just As I Am, and Abide With Me), and right around the time I had started to question his sexuailty, I picked it up and kept reading until I finished all three (I realized I was out the loop for not having read these sooner). This book however was my favorite of the three. Harris is able to deal with the characters of this book with a honesty that humanizes them to the utmost, and at times made me laugh, cry, and scream with them. A face is put on the sufferers of HIV and AIDS, as Harris takes us through Kyle's struggle with the diseases. Although Kyle may seem like he is dying, I soon learned he knew more about life than most people who live full, healthy lives. I rarely have had a book move me to the point of tears, but this is the one. I was often annoyed with Nicole, and her confusion and self-hate about her skin color, but I came to realize that these are human things. I am so impressed with this book, because Harris seeks not only to entertain, but successly taught me life lessons as well...
ANOTHER BESTSELLER ! E.Lynn's done it again! BRAVO!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This novel is part-two to E.Lynn Harris' first novel Invisible Life. Once again we're engrossed in the lives of Raymond, Basil, Nicole and Kyle. We're introduced to newcomers like, Jared, Delaney, Gilliam, Pierce and Janelle. E.Lynn has chosen new locations such as Atlanta and trips back home to bring us into the pages of this wonderful story. Plus he still has things going on in his old stumping ground of New York. This was another book I can't put down.(May 1999) I picked this one up as soon as I completed Invisible Life and when I looked at the clock I realized I'd been reading and sitting in the same spot on my porch since the morning sunrise. This book is compelling, powerful and yes BOLD. It's laced with rich and beauitful language and continues to broaden your understanding of gay men and the choices they make. AWESOME! AWESOME! That's what comes to mind when I think of E.Lynn Harris and his writing style. Now it's on to Abide With Me, which is part three of this "AWESOME" trilogy. Once you experience E.Lynn Harris and his literary magic, you'll never see things the same.
Sorrow, Uplifting and Inspirational
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I'm not an avid reader, but after reading "Just As I Am", it was the most inspirational Novel I've read in a long time. Each character felt so real as if they were friends of mine. I felt their agony as well as their conquest. I recommend this book to any one who is confused about their sexuality. This book will allow you to be honest with yourself. It's a great book for all who are not afraid to hear the truth. Thank you E. Lynn Harris for writing such a great master piece. I'm looking forward to reading "Invisible Life".
you wont want to put it down
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
NOW I KNOW WHAT CRITICS MEAN WHEN THEY SAY A BOOK IS A "MUST READ" OR "YOU WON'T WANT TO PUT IT DOWN". I kept telling myself at the end of each chapter that 'that was it" but i lied to myself til 12 a.m. One thing i didnt like about the book was how Harris made it seem like homosexuality was accepted by God; the Bible!!!!!
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