| Title | : | Thong on Fire: An Urban Erotic Tale |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1416533028 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781416533023 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2007 |
It's a hard life for Saucy Sarita Robinson and the rules of the game are clear: get yours or get had. When her father gets popped in an armed robbery and her mother turns to drugs, Saucy is left to scratch out a life for herself on the streets of Harlem, and this city-slick vixen refuses to become a victim.
Young, hot, and hungry for the spotlight, Saucy has a full package and uses her assets to get whatever she wants. 128th Street has its own rules, and she knows them well. With sex as her weapon of choice, Saucy uses her beauty and her body to hustle her way straight into the heart of the hip-hop underworld, preying upon any man—or woman—who might help her get ahead. But Saucy just can't get enough. Her calculating nature and insatiable appetite for power and prestige tempt her into dangerous waters, and before long she finds herself in too deep. The shot callers of the hip-hop world have a few tricks for Saucy—a gutter plan to force her back onto the very streets that she came from.
But Saucy refuses to go down easy. She plots her revenge against some of the most powerful playas in the music industry, never suspecting that her enemies will fight back—and fight back hard.
Thong on Fire: An Urban Erotic Tale Reviews
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There was a thong, yes. There were, in fact, many thongs of every hue and decoration imaginable paraded before the reader's eyes, but nary a one was on fire. Nope.
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I am shocked by the amount of negative reviews for this book. I have read hundreds of books and I usually forget them just as quickly as I pick up the next book. That is not the case with Hot Saucy baby! I can't seem to forget her. In a way, Thong on Fire is a cautionary tale. There are a lot of Saucys out there and no matter how much you root for them they can't get right. There were times in this book where I had a glimmer of hope and she'd turn right around and snatch that from me. That to me is what sets this novel apart from so many others. It's easy to Love the main character and hope they get their fairytale ending but Saucy is the one you Love to hate. I "get" why she is the was she is but I also want to shake her and make her see the potential that lies before her if she could give a d*** for a half second. But hey, it be like that sometimes. Saucy was... Human. I appreciate that.
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Why I say somewhat ok is because the beginning got my eyes from the get go but, then it's started getting slow to me and I just couldn't keep myself into the book any long. Didn't finish at all. I have to say G Spot got my eye more then this book.
But, this book was about Saucy that was growing up being abused by her mom's partner/parters. Saucy dad was killed when she was little her mom was the only one she had but, her mom was so druged out at times. Saucy then noticed that she wanted so much when it came to her life clothes and money.
She seened that her cousin had a lot more when it came to the things she didn't have so after her cousin died she took on the roll of living with her uncle so her uncle can spoil her with the best of everything that her cousin was getting.
Saucy then jumped from one man to another to live like she wanted to live. Then she step into the entertainment business where she because dancers for well known artists but, she also sleep her way up the ladder.
But, was ok but, then I started to get bored after awhile got up to 200 and something just couldn't finished but, from what I read I would say 3 stars at the most.:) -
I give this book four stars for sheer offensiveness. The only reason I didn't give it five is because nobody in the book got AIDS.
I give you the best quote to be discovered in its pages:
"I don't know who cried harder, Free or me. I mean, I had tears coming all out my eyes and running down my face. Free's tears was in his heart, but I could still see them sh**s."
And I cannot say anything about it better than my friend Mikey Potter did:
"How can one sentence do so much? Somehow it manages to be grammatically mind-bending while simultaneously wrenching at one's soul. The beauty of the tearful heart metaphor, which could have devolved into a cliché, is given a gritty realism with the sudden concluding jolt. "Free's tears was in his heart, but I could still see them sh**s," could be the sentence that connects, and also defines, our generation."
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Saucy Robinson....what can I say....we meet Saucy as she is introduced to this world as a child of Asian and African-American background...then we sympathize with her as a child who goes through sexual abuse, neglect, and then the loss of her father.
But, as Saucy grows, we quickly understand that she is one of those sad cases of a young woman that feeds into her situation rather than rise above it.
She gives in to money, drugs, and an uncontrollable sexual desire that ultimatly gets the best of her.
Noire has done it again with this book and it is a must read if you enjoy African American Fiction with some fire to it. I enjoyed this book because once again it was painted with vivid colors of a reality that is far too common now days. Can't wait to read the next one by Noire. -
A very familiar urban tale of a beautiful young lady in the inner city, with no family support or understanding of family structure or nurturing is starving for attention through fame, and dirty money looking for it in all the wrong places. Destined for a road of heartbreak, no foundation, no loyalty or love. This fiction depiction of a common street tale confirms how a large portion of our youth (males/female) in the inner cities are brought up by the streets, taught by the images which are on television, videos and movies. We glorify money and material things which make those with no guidance worship these things with no value for human life, or relationships. Very sad reality.
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A coworker gave these books to me back in '08 almost a decade ago. At least they got me reading again lol and now I work at the local college library where my book selections have definitely changed but still I'm sure most would consider my to-read shelf quite eclectic to say the least. I can't forget the books that got me reading again after many, many years so...a thank you to Sammy & Noire.
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um, you need a fire hose to put out THIS THONG TH THONG THONG THONG
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Hot damn
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good book
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Saucy Sarita Robinson is a despicable person and has no qualities of redeeming value. Saucy is the victim of sexual abuse starting at the age of six at the hands of her prostitute mother and her various sexual partners. Saucy feels alone in the world except for her friend Tai. Even at a young age, Saucy sees an opportunity to live a better life with her Uncle Swag and makes this happen by telling her teachers of her sexual abuse. Saucy is removed from her mother’s home but then encounters problems with her Aunt Ruthie and cousin Paris due to her traumatic upbringing. Saucy idolizes her uncle and experiences some of the best years of her life when she’s living at his house.
During Saucy’s teen years, she acts out by smoking, drinking and dancing. Despite Tai’s warnings about her reckless behavior, Saucy hooks up with numerous guys and becomes a famous video girl. Saucy wants more though and is willing to step on whoever she needs to get to the top. She’s unapologetic about how dirty and grimy she is and could care less what others think of her.
Saucy is a sad case in the she sees herself as a body and uses her parts as currency. Even when she finds someone who genuinely loves her, she doesn’t understand this concept and gets bored. Years of sexual abuse has led Saucy to feel that men are only useful by what things they can buy her. She’ll play with men’s mind in order to get their money before moving on to the next guy.
It was hard for me to finish this book because Saucy is so hateful. Saucy constantly lashes out at everyone and destroys anything that stops her from getting what she wants. I was happy that the book ended the way it did because I felt as though Saucy’s bad behavior was never going to catch up with her. -
This book was pretty good and Saucy Robinson was a COMPLETE MESS!! This book is definitely a cautionary tale of how so many young women fall into the trap that she did. I listened to the audiobook version of this book and was thoroughly annoyed with the way that it was read by Kim Johnson. I could definitely believe that she was the voice of Saucy, however she made so many mistakes and odd pauses during the reading that it became distracted in itself, also the many rap portions of the book was delivered so dryly that it took the book down a little for me. Overall I enjoyed the book and I thought it was well written.
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Look, you take a chance now and then and read a book called "Thong on Fire."
Is it Shakespeare? No. Did I read it in 36 hours? Yes. Did I want to see a real-life version of the "Birthday Cake" song and music video happen? OBVIOUSLY YES!
And sure, the characters are Tyler Perry-esque archetypes and is painfully reductive and simple. The bad guys are too bad, the good guys too good. And yeah, the whole narrative felt like it was told from the voice of a man (wouldn't be surprised if the author Noire turned out to be a man, the whole thing wreaked of the male gaze and toxic masculinity).
But sometimes you just need to read books like "Thong on Fire" to remind us we're alive. -
This reminds me of Down These Mean Streets were Peri Thomas layer it out straight ask to the like of a PR junkie who redeemed himself. Here Noire laid out the life of “Saucy” who lived her life of self interest but was damed from birth. Young people might identify with her self centered life style but in the end know there only a bitter end to the story. I wish youth today had higher goals, and more support and encouragement to make a better life for themselves.
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I assumed that this booked based on the name was the too sexual books I stir clear of, but I actually enjoyed it! Never judge by its cover literally lol. But it was so real and I felt all emotions
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I enjoyed reading the story, but I didn’t like the ending of the story. I think the ending could’ve been a bit better. The main character Saucy was a selfish, arrogant, insensitive ho. Yeah she had a bad childhood but that’s no excuse for her actions as a young woman.
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I thought that this book was a good read even though you could kind of tell the ending. Karma at its finest. A young girl, who turned into a sex addicted, careless, selfish person whose demise was her own. Lesson : you can’t go through life walking over people and disregarding people emotions.
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This book was not what I expected. I finished it, but I would not read again. The book was about a young girl who was a slut and all her sex escapades, it was about a fictional video vixen. I can pass on this story.
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I hate the way this book ended.
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Such a good message of self-respect and karma. I loved this book
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I read this book a long time ago and It was a great read. Not sure why there’s negative comments
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I liked it. I didn't like it.
I think it is a good story, just not as well executed as others Noire has written. -
This book gave me chills!!! A very juicy read.
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A great story! I was entertained from start to finish. Loved Saucy's character.
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well, the ending saved it from 1 star for me.
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The story of Saucy Robinson was a great tale that was definitely very saucy. She lived fast, partied, and used what she had to get what she thought she wanted in life. The was good from beginning to end.
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Why some people can't be happy with the simple things in life I don't know. Saucy is selfish, she jealous and don't know a good thing when it's right in her face.i don't feel Free was trying to change just make her more of a lady. She needed that weather she knew that or not. She was Hood. She's a skank, Free is too nice to her. She needs to learn how to be a Mom. She spends to much time thinking about herself instead of the baby, everybody ha a limit. She deserved everything she got from Free. I understand she had a ruff child hood, but when you're blessed with a chance to have a new chance at life and leave the past behind, take it and be grateful. No one may have never told her to seek for better judgement, but her two best friends Ty and Freedom gave her unconditional love. I pray if there are (and I know there is) young girls out there in life with these issues, they seek to love themselves first. Fine happiness within themselves and always believe there is light at the end of the tunnel. Great book!!
