A review by acton
Five-Carat Soul by James McBride

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

It's not often that I read short story collections, and that is my bad. Since I'm very taken with this author, of course I read this one, and enjoyed it immensely. Every story was intriguing, and I especially enjoyed The Under Graham Railroad Box Car Set, which  seems to be a fascinating adaptation of a story called The Foster Portfolio, by Kurt Vonnegut. 

These are excellent stories, and I would recommend them to anyone.