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Crystal
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Username: Crystal
Post Number: 36
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 03:29 pm: | 
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Just finished Everett’s latest, American Desert. I thought he was pretty strange after reading Glyph but this one … it’s damn near science fiction. And maybe it really is but I’m not up on sci-fi classifications. It’s just that the humanity of the characters is so real and the satirical jabs at religion and government and death are so right-on, if corny, I find it hard to categorize it as sci-fi. Except for the fact that it’s about a man that is killed by decapitation in a car accident, has his head sewn back on by the mortician and then at his funeral he sits up in the casket and walks away with his family. And the strangeness just continues.
I really enjoyed it. I loved the ending.
BTW, I’m pretty sure Everett doesn’t identify the “race” of the characters but they felt black to me. Especially the sister-in-law. I’ll be interested in what others think about it.
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Thumper
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Thumper
Post Number: 154
Registered: 01-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 05:27 pm: |
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Hello All,
Crystal: Thanks for your opinion of American Desert. I was wondering how it was. I'm going to have to check it out. |
Cynique
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Cynique
Post Number: 616
Registered: 01-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 02:22 pm: |
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In keeping with his eccentric image, Percival Everett has co-written a new novel with James Kincaid entitled "A History of the the African American People" by Strom Thurmond. It is a satirical parody of the publishing industry. The review I read gave it a fair rating, noting that Percival injected too many of his personal grievances into the story-line. |
Thumper
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Thumper
Post Number: 159
Registered: 01-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 08:55 pm: |
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Hello All,
I actually thought A History of the African American People by Strom Thurmond as a very good, funny, slightly strange book. I would recommend it. Everett is known for his wit and his left side view of the world. |
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