lafate 's review for:

Don't Cry for Me by Daniel Black

4.0

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is an epistolary novel, written as a series of letters from a dying father to a son. The two have been estranged for a long time, mostly because the son is gay. The characters are Black Americans and this adds a layer to the story.  

The letters are written over a period of time, but describe years of family history. The family story is difficult as many family stories are. I think this book is important and well-written and make me interested in Daniel Black's other works. He reads this and does a fine job. 

The reason I hold back a star is because the letters all by one person style of novel is problematic because you can never know how the other party is doing or feeling.