A review by eqxt
Bad Boy Brawly Brown by Walter Mosley

4.0

Easy Rawlins books are meant for reading and re-reading. I read these books as a younger woman and now I’m reading them against as a grown woman and they make me fall in love with the frailties of humans. This book has some great characters, like Sam Houston. Dare I say the narrators for the audiobooks: Michael Boatman, Mirron Willis and Dion Graham are amazing and bring these books to life. I’m completely and entirely amazed by Walter Mosley’s writing and I will read and re-read his books as long as I’m able. He brings so much to life from such an important history. The hero of this book is a school janitor, much like my favorite cousin, who’s also a school janitor, husband, family man, father and grandfather. So many people work in grueling jobs, who have passions, dreams, and hopes. Walter Mosley gives these people a voice. People like my father, grandfathers, great grandfathers, who toiled tirelessly to take care of their wives and children and make life better. Walter Mosley’s work is amazingly significant to the fabric of America. It will also make you fall in love with greater Los Angeles.