A review by rachel_from_avid_bookshop
Long Division by Kiese Laymon

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Kiese Laymon's novel Long Division debuted in 2013 and has been revised and re-released. This novel contains two interconnected stories about one Mississippi town during three different years (2013, 1985, 1964) that reveal the intricately connected story of four Mississippi teenagers. Laymon uses time travel as a plot device as much as he uses the discussion and breakdown of language and words. Long Division is an adventure story about racism and family that contains more than one mystery with plenty of fun stirred in for flavor. This book has attitude and swagger and I'm down for it.