Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Wednesday, February 10 at 4:00 pm
OPEN TO MEMBERS & GUESTS - FREE
February is Black History month and in appreciation for that occasion the Arts Club Book Group has chosen to read Deacon King Kong by James McBride.
The story is set in a housing project in 1960s Brooklyn and is peopled by an array of charming characters that bring a lighthearted and humorous perspective to life’s unpredictable dilemmas.
An excerpt from the NYT book review: (The editors of The Book Review chose this as one of the 10 best books of 2020).
“Deacon King Kong” is many things: a mystery novel, a crime novel, an urban farce, a portrait of a project community. There’s even some western in here. The novel is, in other words, a lot. Fortunately, it is also deeply felt, beautifully written and profoundly humane; McBride’s ability to inhabit his characters’ foibled, all-too-human interiority helps transform a fine book into a great one. He has written beautifully before, in his beloved memoir, “The Color of Water,” and, with terrifying irreverence, in his National Book Award-winning novel, “The Good Lord Bird.” But “Deacon King Kong” reads like he’s tapped a whole fresh seam of inspiration and verve. It’s clear that he’s having a blast, and his spirit of funning irreverence supercharges the entire narrative like home-brewed black lightning.
The book is readily available at bookstores and online.
Our discussion will be led by Bill Turner on Zoom. Please sign up today on the website.
This event is an online meeting. You must have the Zoom.com app. downloaded on your computer and an event link that we will provide in order to join the event.
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