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A review by meagan01
Is Just a Movie by Earl Lovelace, Jeb Loy Nichols
5.0
There is something so indescribably beautiful about this book but I'll try to form the words anyway.
Lovelace spends this entire novel introducing us to the people of Cascadu. Almost every chapter is a new person with a story to tell and a piece of their soul linked to either another character or to the town itself. It pulls you in and reminds you that everyone has a story to tell and if you listen carefully you'll learn something about yourself as well.
It's hard to believe the amount of topics this book tackles, it almost reads like a series of essays about race, class, identity and assimilation. But just like the description it's humorous but never mocking and I will always love Lovelace for never shying away from a controversial topic.
Lovelace spends this entire novel introducing us to the people of Cascadu. Almost every chapter is a new person with a story to tell and a piece of their soul linked to either another character or to the town itself. It pulls you in and reminds you that everyone has a story to tell and if you listen carefully you'll learn something about yourself as well.
It's hard to believe the amount of topics this book tackles, it almost reads like a series of essays about race, class, identity and assimilation. But just like the description it's humorous but never mocking and I will always love Lovelace for never shying away from a controversial topic.