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A review by stevia333k
In My Father's House by E. Lynn Harris
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
This book was the last book because the author died young from a heart attack. However, this was technically written to be the first of a series. What that means is there's a lot of slice of life moments, and there's also a very quick pace towards the end of the book than there was at the beginning. But this book does work as a standalone. By the way. I'm into institutional horror stories, and this book has that in addition to other wholesome content.
However, I will also say that since the president election of Obama was a major mood setter in this book I do wonder how the evolution of the Obama administration would've affected this book. (For example, just because we know now in 2022 how the changes got to the end of the administration, doesn't necessarily mean the rest of the would've been series would've projected it right. But seriously, the way the book ended, I suspect we could've just seen different parts of the community get used for a sense of timing.)
I could go on, but yes it was a good book & it makes see the downlow genre in a more sympathetic light. I can elaborate with that. To conclude this book is very 2009 February & I read this in 2022 November/December.
However, I will also say that since the president election of Obama was a major mood setter in this book I do wonder how the evolution of the Obama administration would've affected this book. (For example, just because we know now in 2022 how the changes got to the end of the administration, doesn't necessarily mean the rest of the would've been series would've projected it right. But seriously, the way the book ended, I suspect we could've just seen different parts of the community get used for a sense of timing.)
I could go on, but yes it was a good book & it makes see the downlow genre in a more sympathetic light. I can elaborate with that. To conclude this book is very 2009 February & I read this in 2022 November/December.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual violence, Classism, Death, Pregnancy, Violence, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking