“[A]smart,funny,andwonderfullyresonantnovel...It’sthe1980s,andaspiringsongwriterDerekHarperisamaneasilyseduced.NotonlydotheBigThree*money,fame,andwomen*keephimrunning,butHarperfallspreytosubtlerformsofseductionaswell:theeaseofrationalizingbadbehavior,abdicatingresponsibility,andkeepingthewholeworldatarm’slength.Alltheseissuesarebrilliantlyinterwovenwithabehind-the-sceneslookatthemusicindustry,particularlytheevolutionofrap.“*LosAngelesTimesBookReview“SeducedisatitsmostcompellingwhenauthorNelsonGeorgedelvesintothedifferencesbetweenlifeintheprojectsandthemiddle-classheavenofSt.Albansandhowitevolvedoverthirtyyears....George’sstyleis,well,seductive,luringthereaderintoaworldthattakesintherangeofblackexperiencefunneledthroughthemusicindustry.“*St.PetersburgTimes“SeducedshowsNelsonGeorgeatthetopofhisgamedoingwhathedoesbest:zingingtheblackmusicbiz.Theroadchaptersalonehaveenoughshrillwit,stabbingsatire,andtightaccuracytoparallelthelifeofanyonewho’severbeenoutthereduringtheReagan-stressed’80s.“*HoustonChronicle“InSeduced,Nelsonkeepsitreal.Thisisasexstory,aNewYorkstory,andamusicbizstoryrolledintoone,starringahumble,beautifullyaveragemiddle-classdreamer,who’snotunlikeamaleversionofaTerryMcMillanheroine.“*Tour矇
