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A review by geekwayne
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
4.0
'Black Leopard, Red Wolf' by Marlon James was the July pick for my online book club.
Tracker is hired to find a missing boy. He has a way of smelling that gets him his name. And the eye of a wolf, but that's another story. He is accompanied by an eclectic group of people, including a shapeshifting leopard, a melancholy giant, and a variety of witches and misfits.
This is a challenge of a book to read, and the subject matter is not for the faint of heart. To get through it, you need to find the rhythm of the prose, which seems to elude cracking. This is just like the protagonist, who is on a quest that he doesn't seem to want, with a group of people he seems intent on alienating or leading to their death.
I felt lost some of the time, I felt like giving up more than once, but I finished it, and somewhere along the way, I realized I'd read a really decent novel. It's not for everyone, but I'm glad I read it.
Tracker is hired to find a missing boy. He has a way of smelling that gets him his name. And the eye of a wolf, but that's another story. He is accompanied by an eclectic group of people, including a shapeshifting leopard, a melancholy giant, and a variety of witches and misfits.
This is a challenge of a book to read, and the subject matter is not for the faint of heart. To get through it, you need to find the rhythm of the prose, which seems to elude cracking. This is just like the protagonist, who is on a quest that he doesn't seem to want, with a group of people he seems intent on alienating or leading to their death.
I felt lost some of the time, I felt like giving up more than once, but I finished it, and somewhere along the way, I realized I'd read a really decent novel. It's not for everyone, but I'm glad I read it.