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The Man in My Basement - Walter Mosley
The Man in My Basement
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780786262427 (0786262427)
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Pages no: 286
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
text The Man in My Basement
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
text The Man in My Basement
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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The Man in My Basement - Walter Mosley
The Man in My Basement: A Novel - Walter Mosley
The Man in My Basement: A Novel (Mosley, Walter) - Walter Mosley
The Man in My Basement (Audio) - Walter Mosley, Ernie Hudson
The Man in My Basement - Walter Mosley
The Man in My Basement - Walter Mosley
Man In My Basement - Walter Mosley
The Man in My Basement: A Novel - Walter Mosley
The Man in My Basement: A Novel - Walter Mosley
The Man In My Basement - Walter Mosley
The Man in My Basement: A Novel - Walter Mosley
The Man in My Basement: A Novel - Walter Mosley
The Man in My Basement - Walter Mosley
The Man in My Basement (Audio) - Walter Mosley, Ernie Hudson
The Man in My Basement - Walter Mosley, Ernie Hudson
The Man in My Basement - Walter Mosley
The Man in My Basement - Walter Mosley
The Man in My Basement - Walter Mosley, Ernie Hudson
The Man in My Basement - Walter Mosley
The Man in My Basement - Walter Mosley
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