Don't Cry for Me: A Novel
*A Book of the Month Club Pick*
NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK IN ESSENCE MAGAZINE, THE MILLIONS AND BOOKISH
"Don't Cry for Me is a perfect song."--Jesmyn Ward
A Black father makes amends with his gay son through letters written on his deathbed in this wise and penetrating novel of empathy and forgiveness, for fans of Ta-Nehisi Coates, Robert Jones Jr....show more
NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK IN ESSENCE MAGAZINE, THE MILLIONS AND BOOKISH
"Don't Cry for Me is a perfect song."--Jesmyn Ward
A Black father makes amends with his gay son through letters written on his deathbed in this wise and penetrating novel of empathy and forgiveness, for fans of Ta-Nehisi Coates, Robert Jones Jr....show more
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Reading through this novel reminded me of what it must feel like to have a daydream come to us while resting in a forest. Which I imagine is what the author and also the recipient of these fictionalized letters partly experienced when composing this novel. Each revelation is like the light breaking through the trees. Each section of luminescence holding a memory and a wish of closure.
The unique narrative style really enhanced this reading for ...read more
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