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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
No rating yet, because I'm obviously just not in the right headspace for this one. I could tell I would like it one day, but I just had too hard of a time keeping my attention where it needed to be.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
4.25 🌟
Did this novel really end like that or was that just the ending of the audiobook version!?!!! 👀🤯 Because I do NOT feel a sense of completion or as though any definitive explanation to all the events that took place was given! Is this what is to be expected from “satirical fiction”??? I need answers dammit lol!
I will say I thoroughly enjoyed the narrator of this audiobook, even though I'm not sure if it's just Percival Everett's writing or the narrator's phenomenal voice acting / performance, but I was cackling throughout this entire novel! 😂 I will be buying a physical copy to determine which of the two it was... But the dialogue was absolutely hilarious, pure comedy imo. I also found the supernatural mystery elements to be very intriguing and the colorful cast of characters definitely kept me invested in the story, even with so many moving parts and multiple layers to the overarching plot.
This is a novel that needs to be read more than once in order to fully grasp all the layers and themes explored, because even though it is comical in nature, it's still a heavy read if you choose to dive beneath the surface and really get into the mind of Percival Everett. 10/10 recommend!!!
Did this novel really end like that or was that just the ending of the audiobook version!?!!! 👀🤯 Because I do NOT feel a sense of completion or as though any definitive explanation to all the events that took place was given! Is this what is to be expected from “satirical fiction”??? I need answers dammit lol!
I will say I thoroughly enjoyed the narrator of this audiobook, even though I'm not sure if it's just Percival Everett's writing or the narrator's phenomenal voice acting / performance, but I was cackling throughout this entire novel! 😂 I will be buying a physical copy to determine which of the two it was... But the dialogue was absolutely hilarious, pure comedy imo. I also found the supernatural mystery elements to be very intriguing and the colorful cast of characters definitely kept me invested in the story, even with so many moving parts and multiple layers to the overarching plot.
This is a novel that needs to be read more than once in order to fully grasp all the layers and themes explored, because even though it is comical in nature, it's still a heavy read if you choose to dive beneath the surface and really get into the mind of Percival Everett. 10/10 recommend!!!
dark
emotional
funny
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
great pacing, concise prose. devastatingly and darkly funny.
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Fatphobia
dark
funny
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
funny
informative
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The second book I've read by Percival Everett recently and as highly entertaining as 'James' but with a different take on the history of racism in US society. By mixing up the genres - the novel is a black comedy but also part police procedural, part horror story - the author addresses a highly serious question referencing the murder of Emmet Till and the history of the lynching and racist murders of black and Asian people before and since - in a hugely powerful way that is at times very funny and at the same time deeply shocking and extremely moving. It reminded me of the movie 'Get Out' in some ways but with an angrier and bleaker sensibility at its heart.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Hate crime, Violence, Murder
challenging
dark
funny
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated