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Darktown: A Novel

by: Thomas Mullen (author)

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Format: Hardcover

ISBN: 9781501133862 (1501133861)

ASIN: 1501133861

Publish date: 2016-09-13

Publisher: Atria / 37 Ink

Pages no: 384

Edition language: English

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sensitivemuse rated it

6 years ago

http://sensitivemuse.booklikes.com sensitivemuse 4.0 Emotional read...yes this stuff really did happen in the last century

text Emotional read...yes this stuff really did happen in the last century

This is such a great powerful read. On one hand you feel like going into the book and start punching every bigot you see since they’re such awful hateful people. Yet on the other hand, you feel for Boggs and Smith. They’re trying so hard to elevate themselves and make everything a better place for t...

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6 years ago

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I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway a very long time ago. I kind of wish I had read it a few years ago when things in the US weren’t quite so openly depressing but alas I read it now and it hurt my heart so much. Dark Town is a mystery and an unflinching look at race relations in the not so lo...

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debbiekrenzer rated it

8 years ago

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What a great book. This truly showed the emotions, the bigotry, the racism and the lack of education of our country during this era. And it showed it in such a personal way. These characters actually came to life and you could feel those police officers fear. What a scam. Call them officers, dress t...

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Just Olga and her books rated it

8 years ago

http://olganm9.booklikes.com Just Olga and her books 4.0 A historical time so far and yet so close to ours. And a great yarn.

text A historical time so far and yet so close to ours. And a great yarn.

Thanks to Net Galley and to Little, Brown Book UK for offering me a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. This novel combines an intriguing plot (a police-procedural thriller about an African-American young woman murdered in mysterious circumstances that many want to cover up) with...

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8 years ago

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By: Thomas Mullen ISBN: 9781501133862Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 9/13/2016 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars +++ A special thank you to Atria and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Most Anticipated Book of 2016! Worth all the hype and more. CONGRATS, to Mull...

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