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A review by bellygames
The Awkward Black Man by Walter Mosley
4.0
Walter Mosley is a supremely talented writer. There is something so tender in the way he handles the men in these stories, and the ones focused on friendship were my favorite.
Confession: at the halfway mark of the book I'd decided this collection was not for me, but I kept reading because the writing was good and I was hoping I'd eventually come across a story that resonated with me. I'm glad I decided to stick with it, because I loved almost the entire second half of the collection.
There are a lot of reoccurring themes here. Unfaithful wives and older men having affairs with women decades younger. But there are also themes of loneliness, race, and depression from a viewpoint outside of the scope I'm familiar with. I'm grateful to have been given a look.
Confession: at the halfway mark of the book I'd decided this collection was not for me, but I kept reading because the writing was good and I was hoping I'd eventually come across a story that resonated with me. I'm glad I decided to stick with it, because I loved almost the entire second half of the collection.
There are a lot of reoccurring themes here. Unfaithful wives and older men having affairs with women decades younger. But there are also themes of loneliness, race, and depression from a viewpoint outside of the scope I'm familiar with. I'm grateful to have been given a look.