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And This Too Shall Pass
E. Lynn Harris
Reviewed by Steven G. Fullwood
And This Too Shall Pass doesn’t pass as quickly as this reviewer might have
wished. The story takes place in Chicago and revolves around: Zurich Robinson, a rookie
quarterback, Mia Miller, an ambitious sportscaster and Sean, an openly gay sportswriter
whose got the hots for the muscle bound Zurich. Problems arise when Mia accuses Zurich of
sexual assault and Sean ends up covering and uncovering the true story.
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Zurich’s star is on the rise, and after
one really crappy date with Mia, she gets upset and fabricates the sexual assault.
It’s a black man’s nightmare sprung to life, because if history tells us
anything, Zurich knows he will have to work hard to prove his innocence and clear his
name. In response, he hires a sassy, take-no-you-know-what lawyer named Tamela to defend
him. Sean is a lonely chap whose Fridays and Saturdays are filled with absolutely nothing
but cable TV. Harris positions Sean on the cusp of what could be his greatest love, the
man who (say it with me) he has the hots for-you guessed it, Zurich.
The insidious, steel-gray eyed, bisexual Basil (from Just As
I Am) makes a cameo to entice Zurich, who seriously considers gray-eyed brother’s
offer to bump uglies for a few hours in a hotel room. This invitation comes as our nerdy
young journalist continues to get to know Mr. Robinson by chatting him up over dinner and
sleeping over at the man’s mother’s house, in the SAME BED WITH A SCANTILY CLAD
ZURICH no less. So you know Sean is in a tizzy about Basil’s advances towards his
man.
The only thing driving And This Too Shall Pass is whether or not Sean ends up with Zurich
and lives happily ever after. It’s a small twist on the meek shall inherit the Earth
theme, with Sean playing meek and Zurich the Earth. Never mind Mia; she’s just a
device to get Sean in the picture. Forget Basil; he’s there as a sexy devil sitting
on Zurich’s shoulder, whispering lusty temptations. Actually forget everybody else
(Tamela, Mama Cece, etal.) because the main story here is that nerdy guys like Sean do get
hot sexy guys like Zurich sometimes, but only if they are good and go to church. M
April 2001 |
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