Harlem Shuffle

author: Colson Whitehead
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at: 2022/02/20
date added: 2022/02/20
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review:
'Harlem Shuffle' by Colson Whitehead is a book in the style of Elmore Leonard, a departure for Colson Whitehead, or is it?

Ray Carney is a family man in Harlem in the early 1960s. He's got a furniture business and is a 'striver' during the day and has a shadier side at night, thanks to his cousin Freddie. Freddie pulls him in to capers and Ray acts as a fence, reluctantly sometimes. When Freddie steals the wrong thing, Ray may be in over his head.

A crime novel is a departure, but not the themes of race and power. The world here is palpable and living. The descriptions of the neighborhood and all that furniture are great, but do slow the pace down, which I leisurely took in, but other readers may balk at. Ray is an interesting character, neither good nor bad, he's just trying to do what's right for his family against a system that seems rigged against him. I really liked this book and Colson Whitehead is a favorite author. I highly recommend this book.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Doubleday Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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