A review by eveningreverie
Erasure by Percival Everett

dark funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Everett doesn't deal with too many fantastical elements in this, though it is quite City of Glass in the execution of its finale. He uses a whole lot of literary realism to confront the lenses that people in positions of power in the literary industry use in order to provide so-called "scholarly critique" of the artistic efforts of minorities. The themes of familial alienation, patriarchal discontentment, and abject violence in the face of a societal lack of understanding complement one another to create a very, very interesting world for Everett to play with these ideas of racial bias in art and what is considered "authentic." 
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