- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; Reprint edition (Aug 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 031231969X
- ISBN-13: 978-0312319694
- Product Dimensions: 20.9 x 13.9 x 2.3 cm
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A MUST READ!
9 May 2003
Format:Hardcover
...I just finished Autumn Leaves and found it a deeply moving, socially conscious and a truly laugh out loud read. It is the kind of novel you can visualize in your mind as you go through each situation. It is the kind of novel that will pull a tear from you eye. It is the kind of novel that leaves you wanting more. I absoluted adored Legacy and found Simpson the kind of man you just want to ...well, you have to read the book. I 'aint giving it away. lol.
Mr. McGlothin read an excerpt of this book at a salute to African American writers here in Austin earlier this year and he left everyone in the room in complete anticipation of what would happen next and trust me, the scene he read from is a WHOPPER!
I highly recommend this book for anyone looking for a story that is real with characters you will either love or hate. What's also great about AL is how a famous diva we all know and love is written into the story and I found that too cool!
With that said, go out and get this book. Mr. McGlothin, continued success and keep it up. CLB.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
The Life You Save
17 Dec 2002
Format:Hardcover
Autumn Leaves is the love story that as a matriculating college student or college graduate, we can say but for the grace of God there go I. College students Roary Garland and Marshall Coates are the famous salt and pepper team of UTC's football team, both destined to become pros. Legacy is an artist struggling to get through college by working in a toll booth at night.
Thinking they have no worries or cares in the world, love and lust lead to casual sex, unprotected sex, and AIDS. Victor tells an unnerving story that should make us all think before we act. At time the story seems to drag, however it shows us AIDS has no respect of person, age, gender or race. ...I wish evrey teenager, college student, and young adult would read Victor's book and have the realization set in; being careless and not protecting yourself will end your life in a split second.
The subject matter in this story is one we deal with daily, Victor, stepping up to the plate writing about AIDS, on the college level has earned him a shout-out from this old lady.
Reviewed by Toni Bonita, APOOO Bookclub
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Slow Moving, But I Kept Reading Because Of It's Realness
13 May 2003
Format:Hardcover
I read this book over a course of 3 days during my hour commute. Autumn Leaves starts out with a lot of drama that drags on until the last 5 chapters where it makes a great attempt to tie all the loose ends. Though the plot was drawn out, I kept reading because the characters and their situations were real. No superhero action, no mind-blowing sex, no "everyone lives happy" ending - just people easily found in any city. Issues such as AIDS, emotional abuse, suicide, identity confusion, and low self-esteem are common themes among many of our lives.
- Marshall's self-destructive behavior that he chose to deal with the suicide of his best friend Rorey was handled in a realistic manner. Though Marshall's self-negotiating a multi-million dollar NFL was over the top in fantasy land.
- Kennedy choosing to remain in a relationship because of Simpson's social status and looks is representative of superficial things women are willing to accept to be in a relationship. It took Kennedy's gay pal, Morris to show her that a man, like Legacy, with nothing much more than morals and good heart can bring happiness into her life.
- Several areas in the book touch on how individuals dealt with being diagnosed with HIV and full-blown AIDS. The reader is allowed to experience the emotions of denial and acceptance and the anguish of coping or living with the disease.
This book has many other strong points, but it always delves into too many topics to adequately cover all of them. I didn't see a need to bring in Legacy's lost racial identity...it was enough that he and Kennedy had similar misfortunate childhoods and a love for art. Knowing that Simpson came from a wealthy family, there was no justification on why he dealt drugs. I also felt that Jasmine and Marshall's relationship as well as the encounters with Erykah Badu caused the book to drag longer than need. With the elimination of that excess baggage would make this book 5 stars.
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