A review by patrickhackett
Lost in the City by Edward P. Jones

4.0

There aren't enough books set in DC that describe the actual city and the people that live in it. This is definitely the best book I've read set in Washington, with a series of beautifully written short stories about African Americans set throughout neighborhoods in DC in the late 20th Century. Jones is a talented writer and paints a captivating picture of people struggling to get by. Definitely very dark (like seriously not a happy story in the bunch), but a worthwhile read.