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A review by raymond_murphy
Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo
4.0
Gay, black, dl, Caribbean, east end (of London), neighborhood love--a lot of things I like. The obvious duality of a closeted older black man was just a base for a lot more texture, like Barry also being incredibly sexist and making full use of a lot of male privilege.
Also funny.
Dual first person style with one unreliable narrator and one that speaks in prose poetry. Pretty impressively done.
The plot got tied up too neatly--Barry got let off the hook to fully own how some of his decisions affected others. And Carmel and especially Morris could have used more development.
Also funny.
Dual first person style with one unreliable narrator and one that speaks in prose poetry. Pretty impressively done.
The plot got tied up too neatly--Barry got let off the hook to fully own how some of his decisions affected others. And Carmel and especially Morris could have used more development.