5/10/2023 0 Comments Half blood blues authornot that it matters, but there was something so authentic-feeling about this group of hard-living black male jazz musicians holed up in nazi-occupied paris, that i just naturally assumed the author was privy to the way men interact with each other the baiting and insults, the quips and bravado, the sullenness that comes from waiting waiting waiting, while the female character seemed like a perfect invention - a fantasy of talent and maternal/sexual intrigue. and i was halfway through before i realized this was an author ess. So i'm glad this book escaped that label, because when this book is good, it sparkles like a thousand year old vampire in the sun. and from what i hear of this year's winner, the barnes? is not positive reviews, kiddies. that just means it wasn't a complete snoozefest. I'm glad this book didn't win the damn booker.
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