I felt that Gloria Naylor dropped the ball for this book. There were brief glimpses of her remarkable writing style that had you captivated in The Women of Brewster Place and Linden Hills. But, somehow the flame never caught fire with "Men" and I felt as if I were reading detailed charcterizations. Nothing tied in together -- and the ending left you dangling dangerously. I think that the book would be a good example on how not to write a sequel.