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Aug 03, 2021
Monique
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This was just a 4 star read for me - elevated by the quality of the writing. Whilst an enjoyable read, I felt that it didn't really offer anything new, but rehashed some tried and true tropes of small town crime - corrupt, narrow-minded sheriff, morally corrupt wealthy property owner/businessman, racial tensions etc etc. I don't want to ruin plot lines, so I'll leave it there.
The novel is told using third person limited perspective, however there were moments when characters' backgrounds were a ...more
The novel is told using third person limited perspective, however there were moments when characters' backgrounds were a ...more
Black writers, like all black people, are not defined solely by being oppressed. The majority of black fiction writers will write about how they deal with racism because it is an every day reality in their lives but it is not the only reality.
Attica Locke’s fiction exemplifies this. Darren Mathews, the star of what appears to be the first in a series from Locke, is a complicated man. You empathize for him to a degree because of what he has to endure as a black Texas Ranger, with a mother who is ...more
Attica Locke’s fiction exemplifies this. Darren Mathews, the star of what appears to be the first in a series from Locke, is a complicated man. You empathize for him to a degree because of what he has to endure as a black Texas Ranger, with a mother who is ...more
Bluebird, Bluebird (Highway 59, #1) (2017) by Attica Locke was a good, enjoyable crime-fiction read. Darren Mathews, a black Texas Ranger is a great lead character....tough and committed, but complex due to family issues and an attraction to the bottle...I liked him a lot and look forward to reading his further adventures. Attica Locke is a good writer and excels with her prose....she's a true word-smith. The plot line is strong but nothing original...you could change the names & locations and t
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I've never read a book that got so progressively worse as it went on
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May 16, 2019
David Monroe
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