One Day I Saw a Black King: A Novel (ISBN 0312306199)

one day i saw a black king:
good read, relevant to todays mindset. i would encourage others to take the time to explore j.d. masons ideaology.

Very Touching:
One day I saw a Black King is an amazing story about love hurt and forgiveness. The characters were realistic and the author did an outstanding job when tieing the two characters together who were from seperate worlds. It was a slow read at first but only because the author took her time as she introduced each character. I would definetly recommend this book and her others, J.D Mason is an outstanding author.

Second book!:
This book was so good, I had to order another one for my cousin. The shipper sent the book so quick, I didn't have enough time to alert my cousin to look for it. Keep up the good work!

GREAT BOOK:
THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD AND I'M NOT SURE IF I SHOULD HAVE READ (DON'T WANT NO SUGAR) FIRST OR NOT BUT I AM SO GLAD I READ ONE DAY I SAW A BLACK KING FIRST BECAUSE I LOVE THE WAY DON'T WANT NO SUGAR GAVE ME ALL THE ANSWERS. BOTH THESE BOOK WAS THE BOMB. I TRULY LOVED DON'T WANT NO SUGAR AND I WOULD READ IT AGAIN. I READ DON'T WANT NO SUGAR ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND I SAID THEN I KNOW SHE HAVE TO COME OUT WITH A SEQUEAL ABOUT CONNIE & RESSY AND MY MY HERE SHE COMES WITH (YOU GOTTA SIN TO GET SAVED). IF THIS BOOK IS AS GOOD AS HER OTHER TWO IT IS GOING TO BE A PAGE TURNER. i WOULD RECOMMEND ALL THREE OF THESE BOOKS HIGHLY BUT READ ONE DAY I SAW A BLACK KING FIRST THEN DON'T WANT NO SUGAR AND THEN YOU GOTTA SIN TO GET SAVED. HOPE THIS IS HELPFUL. YOU WANT BE DISAPPOINTED

Author is an excellent writer!:
I read many books for enjoyment and rarely do "enjoyment" authors have the writing skills of the technical authors or literary authors. When reading this book, I could feel the emotions of the characters and never once did I have trouble imagining the persona of any character in the book. This author is an excellent writer. Pros: Good writing, intriguing storyline Cons: John's past suffering at the hands of Agnes was not explained in enough detail. Connie's pain at the hands of her mother and Earl Graves also was not explained in enough detail. Summary: Connie and Reesy are left my their mother. Connie and Reesy's mother basically chose a man over her children. Reesy was immediately adopted, while an older Connie stayed in the system. The Graves took Connie into their home and Mr. Graves begins to molest Connie. Connie runs away and lives on the street, eating out of garbage cans and occasionally prostituting herself. Connie is eventually taken in by Edwina, the owner of a soul food restaurant. John King (Tate) is the product of a mentally challenged man and a 13 year old mother. John's mother dies in child birth. John is raised by his mother's mother (Agnes). Agnes blames John for taking her daughter (Mattie) away from her. As a result of this resentment, Agnes loves John from a distance. One day, John catches Agnes with her sister's husband and Agnes puts John out. John is 17. Many years later, John and Connie get together. Their story is one of the unloved learning how to love each other.