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The Man in My Basement: A Novel - Walter Mosley
The Man in My Basement: A Novel
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Format: Paperback
ASIN: B000FILKTW
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Category:
Literature, Cultural, Book Club, American, Literary Fiction, Adult, African American, Mystery, Contemporary, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Crime
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Reading Slothfully
Reading Slothfully rated it
3.0 The Man in My Basement
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An African American young man, Charles Blakey, who comes from an old Long Island Family dating back before the Revolution, finds he's broke and takes a boarder into his basement, a white man, Anniston Bennet, who wished to be jailed in the basement to atone for his sins. Or something like that. They...
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Gregor Xane
Gregor Xane rated it
4.0 The Man in My Basement: A Novel
text The Man in My Basement: A Novel
I certainly enjoyed this, but I'm not sure what to think, other than this story provokes a good deal of thought once it's all over. The premise is great, the execution is thorough and satisfying. I'm not a book club guy, but this would be a great book for discussion.
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cassandragriggs
cassandragriggs rated it
5.0 The Man in My Basement : A Novel
text The Man in My Basement : A Novel
Good read. Made you keep reading to find out why he was in there.
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JulieM
JulieM rated it
4.0 The Man in My Basement: A Novel
text The Man in My Basement: A Novel
Walter Mosley was one of the keynote authors at last week's NCIBA conference for independent book stores. I grabbed this book because I wanted to read something by him before the conference. Wow - what an amazing author! Although Mosley is best known as a creator of the Easy Rawlins mystery seri...
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demerson19
demerson19 rated it
5.0 The Man in My Basement
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Mosley is best known for his detective fiction (also good), but this is more a straightforward philosophical quest into who we are as people and a nation. He hits the troubled relationship between African Americans and white America right on the head, but this is more than a story of racial issues. ...
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