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The Pride ReviewMain characters Paul Taylor, Deidre Douglas, Gordon Perkins, and Jerome Hardaway are the well respected force that drive the elite set of African Americans in New York City known as the Pride. Not just hard-nosed entrepreneurs, they set the standard that others strive to live by in their tight circle of the rich and powerful.
For those with more patience than myself, The Pride makes an excellent read. Nearly the first one hundred pages are devoted to shaping the characters that are en route to the funeral of Winner
Tomlinson, another distinguished member of the Pride. Just as I would begin to wonder if there was a story, one of the characters would remind me that there was one to come. In this tale, Mr. Ford
took me well beyond anticipation to "get on with it, already." I felt there was a little too much background on the characters. As for Berta Colon, Jerome's secretary and Sture Jorgenson, owner of a posh
restaurant who played no significant role, I still wonder what the point of their appearances and subsequent back-story was.
Getting to the heart of the matter in this story is definitely like peeling away the layers of an onion to expose the core. Written from the viewpoints of Sture Jorgenson, Paul Taylor, Deidre Douglas,
Gordon Perkins, and Jerome Hardaway you will find long meandering passages of monologue telling of what once was and very little of what is to be, which stagnated the story. With very little dialogue
or action and no real pull into the story, there was little to keep this reader stimulated.
Even in looking at it from the perspective of the plot was not the essential element, but the actual characters, how they made their way up corporate ladders, and what moved them is, 150 to 200 pages could have been eliminated and their absence would be of no consequence.
Mr. Ford has a keen sense of imagery. He sets scenes where the bitter cold is nearly felt and barges making their way across rivers can almost be seen. He spins lively creative phrases like, "bottomless color of dreamless nights that seemed to go on forever," that will play over in one's mind. His expansive vocabulary is refreshing and very much appreciated. But in a word, I would have preferred Mr. Ford's focus to have been the plot and not the history of the characters.
Marian E.
APOOO BookClub
The Pride OverviewFrom the glitz and glamour to the power struggles and private dramas, this intriguing portrait of New York's African-American elite uncovers all the secrets only an insider could reveal ...Sture Jorgenson's rise from a dishwasher to part-owner of a trendy restaurant has him rubbing elbows with many powerful people, but when Sture gains entrée into The Pride, he becomes part of a coterie of New York's most accomplished black men and women. Paul Taylor, Sture's business partner, is a charter member of The Pride. Accustomed to the good life, complete with a luxurious townhouse, fine wine, and fine women, Paul learns that even the good life has its complications. Diedre Douglas, Paul's brilliant ex-wife, is on top in the business world, but there's a new challenge around the corner she might not be able to best. And fellow Pride member Gordon Perkins is Wall Street's top black investment banker, a man whose brilliance and drive are exceeded only by his insatiable appetite for control and cruelty. Those who get close to him get hurt--with one notable exception... .--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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