December 12, 2020
Deacon King Kong by James McBride
In the courtyard of a Brooklyn housing project, a middle-aged church deacon shoots one of the local drug dealers at point blank range. Even though there are at least 16 witnesses, nobody sees nothing. The balance of the story focuses on what led to this event and the overlapping lives connected to the neighborhood.
Heartfelt and humorous, characters include project residents, church ladies, prostitutes, local cops, drug dealers, mobsters, and even a ghost or two. There is a mystery, a romance, a treasure hunt and plenty of secrets. The main themes are what makes up a family and a community.
The plot is really hard to describe - suffice it to say that I loved it. This is one of the best books that I read in 2020.
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