Blind Man with a Pistol by Chester Himes

Blind Man with a Pistol

Harlem Cycle #8

Chester Himes

192 pages first pub 1969 (view editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
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Blind Man with a Pistol is ideal for the reader who savors a slow-burning, morally murky crime story that uses humor and brutality in equal measure to probe the social tensions simmering beneath everyday life.

Description

At once grotesquely comic and unflinchingly violent, Blind Man With a Pistol is the final entry in Chester Himes's trailblazing Harlem Detectives series. New York is sweltering in the summer heat, and Harlem is close to the boiling point. To Coffi...

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Community Reviews

3.26
based on 103 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

mysterious: 85%

tense: 71%

reflective: 42%

adventurous: 28%

funny: 28%

informative: 28%

sad: 28%

challenging: 14%

emotional: 14%


Pace

28% of readers chose fast
71% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

57% of readers chose Plot
42% of readers chose A mix
Plot
A mix

Strong character development?

14% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
71% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

57% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

85% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

28% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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