Fortunate Son: A Novel - Walter Mosley • BookLikes (ISBN:B0031MA838)

Fortunate Son: A Novel

by: Walter Mosley (author)

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In spite of remarkable differences, Tommy and Eric are as close as brothers. Tommy, a delicate black boy, is cursed with health problems and drawn to trouble more often than not. Eric is a Nordic Adonis, graced by a seemingly endless supply of good fortune. When tragedy rips their makeshift family apart, the two boys are set on courses that diverge astonishingly. In a riveting tale of resilience and redemption that traces their parallel lives, Tommy and Eric ultimately reunite after years apart and draw on their childhood bond as they confront together the forces that threaten to destroy them.

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Format: paperback

ASIN: B0031MA838

Publish date: 2007-08-22

Publisher: Back Bay Books

Pages no: 313

Edition language: English

Category:

Novels, Literature, Cultural, Book Club, Adult Fiction, Realistic Fiction, American, Literary Fiction, African American, Mystery, Modern, Race

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Reading Slothfully rated it

9 years ago

http://lgpiper.booklikes.com Reading Slothfully 4.0 Fortunate Son

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This is a difficult book. I'm not sure how to classify it, is it magic realism? It's quite good, but a bit unsettling. But, the point, for me, in reading Mosley is to be unsettled. Mosley writes extremely well, but tells me how life is from the perspective of African Americans. It's a life I need to...

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madbkwm rated it

12 years ago

http://madbkwm.booklikes.com madbkwm 3.0

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So I've had this one on my radar for awhile. After reading Ptolomy Grey, I was even more excited and so maybe my rating of 3 (instead of 4) is in part disappointment. Going in, I was convinced that this would be a 5 star book and so I'm having a hard time deciding between 3 and 4; maybe I should j...

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Bookish Quotes rated it

15 years ago

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Huh? Seriously? This book was really badly written. I don't have a copy with me right now so I can't quote. Just take my word for it. I can't believe anyone is taking this novel seriously. The story was somewhat interesting. However, Mosley knows only one device to move the plot forward - kill someb...

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