In 60s Deep South America young Mariah Kin Santos struggles to find her identity. Living with her aunts and abandoned by her mother, she sets out to search for her father. But when she finds him she discovers more than she bargained for.
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Read this book if you have ever wondered what a particular word might taste like on your tongue; if you have ever felt small and alone and turned to stories for sustenance; if you have ever wondered about the places in our bodies where poems are born...And if you have never wondered about any of these things read this book and allow its magic to seep through your skin. Shay Youngblood is a conjuror of language. Read her and read your own self, your own body. This book is a womanspell!
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I am proud to say that I will have the previlege to translate this book into portuguese. This is one of the best books I have ever read... Simply exquisite!!! I can positively say that this will be one of the best books you'll ever read. Beautifull, touching and tottaly adcting, in a good sense, this author takes you on a journey to the dephts of the human soul. It's impossible to describe the feelings that this inocent story will bring to your life.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Delicous Book!
5 Sep 2000
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The language of this novel is so beautiful that I found myself rereading sentence after sentnce to savor the words. I finished this book in two days not because I read it quickly but because I could not put it down. Youngblood's words are the kind you should enjoy slowly and read some outloud to feel them on your tongue.There are parts of this story that are disturbing. Mariah gets raped as a young teenager--devasting--but written in a way that does not sensationalize it or provide fodder for perverts. The sexual attraction between Mariah and her father disturbs but rings true and is thankfully not acted upon.The part of this book that i related to most is a story most lesbian and bisexual women will find very familiar. It describes the pain felt by adolescent Mariah as she loses the love of her "girly girl" friend to heterosexual puberty. I think we have all been there.Unlike other reviewers i don't think that this book contains any sexually explicit scenes. I don't think that the plot is unfocused or the story depressing. This is one of the best books i have ever read--and i have read a lot of books. It is as near perfect as humanly possible. It has a spiritual beauty to it that will resonate in your soul long after reading it. It does indeed kiss your soul.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Most Enjoyable Books I've Read
6 Feb 2000
By Cydney Rax
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I was looking for a story to read that would have a young girl as the main character; I also wanted to read such a book in first person. That's how I found "Soul Kiss". After reading reviews I purchased the book last fall and just finished it in January. I found "Soul Kiss" to be immensely satisfying. It's the story of Mariah who is sent to live with her two elderly aunts; her mom drops her off and Mariah begans to wish to be reunited with her mother in the worst way. She carries these yearnings for many years and has various adventures as she reflects on the events which happen in her life. The writer Shay Youngblood has a style I wish I could call my own. I adored the imagery she used; the descriptions of some Mariah's thoughts about how much she yearns for her mothers ("I miss my mama, but I don't want to. I am seven years old and yesterday is today, tomorrow never comes.") It was just a pleasant and poetic type of fiction; the kind I've love to be able to read all the time. I love the book and I hope you will get a copy, read it and enjoy it too. It's that good.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
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9 Mar 2001
By Jasmine
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Damn! This book deserves a bestselling status. It was hauntingly nostalgic,erotic and sad, but funny at the same time. My mother left me in the hands of strangers too, but my life story is not as entertaining as the narrator's. I would cringe at the mere thought of seducing my father or worst, posing nude for him. Sometimes I was moved to tears as I read the narrator's painful quest for love and the feel of belonging. I was not surprised at her fettish for self gratification considering the fact that she was a lonely,healthy teenager. Neither was I phased by her desire for same sex relationships. I think she should've acted upon her sexual attraction to women. Forget about childhood games. I was looking forward to a deeper, more mature relationship between the narrator and one of the objects of her attraction. Nevertheless, I admire Youngblood's subtle, erotic approach. I can't get over the fact that it was a tease, but hey, it makes us think and undoubtedly seduces the imagination---especially with a little poetic flavor.
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