I had been curious about this book and this author for quite some time, having heard about him and the book on the NYTimes Book Review Podcast. But I never took it out when it was "new" and "hot." Recently, on another podcast I listen to, Pop Culture Happy Hour, one of the hosts during the segment, "What is making us happy," mentioned this book. So I took it out as an audiobook and listened to it on my walks. It was gripping and gritty and very well written. A little violent for me, however.
I respect the author a great deal and I thought the story was great, if not a little bit "too relevant." After having seen the movie, American Fiction, this book struck me as one that was written for this specific genre. The difference between this and the books referred to in the movie is that this is a VERY well-written book.
Two fathers, one black, one white, both ex-convicts, are on a mission to find their gay sons' killer. Neither father bought into their son's life-style, so there was a lot of regret and angst in the story. But there was also a lot of violence along with the sentimentality. I truly enjoyed the book, even though some of it rang as a bit cliche for me.
But I just may read another Cosby book. I like a good crime story once in a while.
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