“Deacon King Kong,” by James McBride. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 NOT A SPOILER. He is one of the best authors of the 2000s. It’s an historical novel depicting the lives of the Black residents of a section within one of the 5 boroughs of New York City…I don’t even know what decade the book takes place in, but it’s probably the 1950s. The characters’ lives are quite complex, many of them are deeply flawed, othes, not so much. All of their lives revolve around the Five Ends Baptist church. The book is both a psychological thriller AND a slice of life story. It is a story that will make you cry in a good way. The end is the best part.
by vegasgal