This book showed me the difference between 3 star books and 4 (or 5 star books) It was a good story, and I am appreciative of the young urban Black intelligent narrator featured in this book. Still the book itself was enjoyable, but not particularly memorable or legendary. My favorite part abou...
I must say I was impressed with Mat Johnson's latest novel, Hunting In Harlem. I had not read his debut novel, Drop, or any of the press releases surrounding his latest work, so I blindly opened the book and began reading. I soon found myself laughing aloud and engrossed by the author's clever im...
Cuffee knew he had no hope. Quack knew he would fare no better. "May it please your honours," the prosecutor began, "Gentlemen of the jury, this is a cause of very great expectations, it being, as I conceive, a matter of the utmost importance that ever yet came to be tried...
The ice ahead was uncharted, and any seemingly harmless stretch of untouched snow might conceal a deadly chasm, or paper-thin surfaces unable to carry the weight of the vehicles. It was better to take the snowmobiles and hope that even they weren’t too heavy. Garth had managed to bring one bike b...
One of my keys goes to the chain sealing the driveway’s padlock, and I take the chains off so I can yank the twisted metal off its grille. I’m not even scared anymore. Just tired. If I wasn’t, I would take Tal and we would leave this house right now. Run. That’s what we should be doing. Running. ...