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2019/138: The Ballad of Black Tom -- Victor LaValle
Monday, January 13th, 2020 08:26 am2019/138: The Ballad of Black Tom -- Victor LaValle
New York, 1924: Charles Thomas Tester -- known on the street as Tommy -- is a mediocre jazzman, a devoted son, and an expert in the art of showing the world what it expects to see.
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“The seas will rise and our cities will be swallowed by the oceans... The air will grow so hot we won’t be able to breathe. The world will be remade for Him, and His kind. That white man was afraid of indifference; well, now he’s going to find out what it’s like." [p. 146]
New York, 1924: Charles Thomas Tester -- known on the street as Tommy -- is a mediocre jazzman, a devoted son, and an expert in the art of showing the world what it expects to see.
( minor spoilers )
