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The White Boy Shuffle: A Novel
The White Boy Shuffle: A Novel | Paul Beatty
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Emilymdxn
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This just became one of my most prized books - Paul Beatty was the nicest, most approachable author I‘ve ever got a signed book from. He asked me about how I‘m finding looking for a new job and genuinely sounded like he wanted to know. Excuse me while I buy his complete works for everyone I‘ve ever met.

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panoramix
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By far the best book I read in February.

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JamieArc
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This did not disappoint! It's going to stay in my head a long time, like The Sellout did. The beginning was slow, and almost made me put it down. But I'm glad I didn't, because then I was stuck, wondering what crazy thing was going to happen next. Beatty makes me blush, laugh, cringe, and think. I can't wait to read more from him.

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JamieArc
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Published 2006. Relevant as ever in 2017.

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JamieArc
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Next to read, and hopefully finish, before next weekend's readathon. I remember reading The Sellout feeling like I had gotten my hands on something I wasn't supposed to be reading. Hoping this one's just as good...

2BR02B This was recently recommended to me. I'll look forward to your thoughts on it. 7y
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AMVP
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#septembowie #day4 - #letsdance

Think I wound up liking this one even more than The Sellout; the story's a bit more loose, so you get a greater focus on character over plot/concept. Not to say that the plot elements don't land, which they absolutely do.

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AMVP
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#catchingup on #anditsaugust day #29 - #firstlineofcurrentread

Really enjoyed The Sellout last year, and while my reading of this one has been a bit less propulsive, I can't blame the quality of the writing.

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AMVP
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#junetunz day 30 - #americankids

One I finish the Gombrowicz I'm halfway through, I'm gonna get back to reading this one.

Unrelated, the hammer was a gift from my Dad for when we get to work repairing the porch this summer.

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moraghastie_author
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rosianna
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Great read, wickedly funny. Felt like a companion to one of my absolute favourites: Oreo by Fran Ross.

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