A review by bahareads
Is Just a Movie by Earl Lovelace

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

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

2.75

Have you ever had someone stop you and you internally sighed because you knew they about to talk ya ear off and they story not going anywhere? That is exactly what Lovelace did here. If you enjoy books with no plot, just vibes this might be for you. Any character mentioned gets their backstory told, and in the background readers see Black Power movements in this fictional Trinidadian town. The narrative can be hard to follow because the stream of consciousness just keeps moving forward onto the next character. Each character builds a piece of Lovelace's puzzle of the town of Cascadu. This is not my favorite Lovelace novel.