Pleasantville

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Pleasantville (2016, Serpent's Tail Limited)

432 pages

English language

Published July 18, 2016 by Serpent's Tail Limited.

ISBN:
9781846689499

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5 stars (1 review)

6 editions

Race and racism, modern America, and perfect detective genre

5 stars

Never read anything by Locke I didn't love. She's a genius in her writing and description, and also for the profound complexity through which her stories unfold. I don't like the detective/mystery/crime genre, but I love her work. That she can bring in race and racism in a tale of the modern U.S. and bend but not break the detective genre is an awesome feat. I'll read everything she publishes.

Subjects

  • Fiction, suspense
  • Fiction, legal
  • African americans, fiction
  • Lawyers, fiction
  • Fiction, african american, mystery & detective