A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James REVIEW

A truly epic saga of violence, corruption, and the possibility of peace.

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[allesvergaengliche]

I need to read this. Sounds right up my alley. Thank you!

[dandeluca]

I had this book on my shelf for about five years before I finally finished it. I had started it a couple times, but put it down because the language was a bit taxing, even for a native english speaker. I agree with what you said about the book teaching you to read it as you go -- once I got into it, I was really into it and got used to the language quickly. Like you said it's a difficult read at first but very rewarding, and surprisingly funny at times.

[derricklafayette]

Have you tried Black Leopard Red Wolf? I tried several times and couldn't get past the first few pages

[moss.neobisid]

Had this on my tbr for ages after loving BLRW (still haven’t read the sequel either). Will get to this soon

[EdDunkle]

Off topic: Season 2, Episode 4 of "The Big Door Prize" on Apple TV+ has a character that is 100% based on you. The guy looks exactly like you, and he's reading "Ulysses" for the seventh time. Sadly, the show isn't very well written, but you have now been immortalized on TV.

[jamesblonde]

Gawd, I kinda hated this book, such a horrifying evocation of ghetto culture. The buried alive scene was tough to get through.