Reviews for Some love, some pain, sometime

The average rating for Some love, some pain, sometime based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-04-16 00:00:00 Dennis Schoenauer As with everything J. California Cooper writes, these stories have soul. You feel the joy, the pain, and everything in between. The characters jump off the page and right into your heart. Still, I must admit that one of the stories in this collection did not measure up. It's the one about the man with a too big penis and the woman with a too big vagina. Hmmm. Was that story added just for comic relief? Was the author high? If so, she shared her drug of choice with the book publisher. The story's conclusion was obvious; and I felt nothing for the protagonist, a woman who spent her life looking for a man who could LITERALLY fill her up. WTH?!?!?! To my relief, the other stories in this collection more than made up for the wacko one. My favorite was The Bank of Life, from which I withdrew this quote: "You got to pay your dues, too. So you be careful how you live and what goes in that Bank of Life. You are going to get it back … someday.” I'll close this review with my absolute favorite quote from a story in this book: "There is always some beauty in life. Look up … and get on with it. Build you a rainbow. Do it yourself! If you can’t do that, build your mind near one. Learn how to fly. Then … soar a little."

Review # 2 was written on 2011-11-02 00:00:00 Lawren Perry These were stories of people I knew. Of people I was related to. I laughed, I felt sad, but CHILE! I FELT. Outstanding collection of stories that really serve as a reflection of black relationships. Love and loss, bad endings as well as good. Some people who can't get out their own way, and some people who figured out a way to go before life passed them by. I imagine I'll read this over and over again...