Bun Him!!! - packs no real heat

The truth is that it isn't likely to win any significant literary award. It isn't even of the Penthouse Forum or the good old B-line novel quality. Not even close. What Macka Diamond's dancehall fiction Bun Him!!! is, though, is reading material that comes in handy on a rainy day when you're curled up in bed.

While this writer is admittedly a fan of Macka Diamond, her music, fashion sense and irreverent nature, the truth remains that this novel falls short of being called good literature. It packs no real heat, as the writing is extremely repetitive and saturated with clichés. Every other page is laced with lyrics from a dancehall song handed down as pearls of wisdom. It appears to be the writer's way of 'bigging up' all of her friends.

The story line follows Sandra, a 20-something student with a 40-year-old sugar daddy named Larry who satisfies her materially but not sexually. Her best friend Tiffany is trying to steal Larry from her, while an old high school flame, Calvin, re-enters Sandra's life and lays the lyrics on thick and the pipe even thicker. Things come to a bump when Calvin's 'bun' starts growing in Sandra's oven and he gets tired of sharing her with Larry. What ensues is betrayal most foul, murder most heinous and then revenge most sweet.

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