James McBride's 'Deacon King Kong' Is a Supercharged Urban Farce Lit Up
[ The editors of The Book Review chose this as one of the 10 best books of 2020. Sportcoat is the vexatious heart of James McBride's cracking new novel, "Deacon King Kong."
Review: 'Deacon King Kong,' By James McBride : NPR
Deacon King Kong is fast, deep, complex, and hilarious. McBride's prose is shimmering and moving, a living thing that has its own rhythm, pulls you in from the first page and never lets go. His ...
Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Thanks to Riverhead Books and Edelweiss for providing a DRC in exchange for my honest review. Deacon King Kong is scheduled for release on March 3, 2020. For more reviews, visit www.rootsandreads.wordpress ... Lord save us all from the book hype machine. Deacon King Kong was charming and clever, and McBride's chops are a writer are valid, but ...
Deacon King Kong by James McBride, reviewed.
Deacon King Kong. by James McBride. Riverhead. $18.99 from Amazon. Prices vary from your local indie. But the meat of McBride's novel lies in Five Ends Church, in its scandals and feuds, its ...
Fate and Fury in James McBride's "Deacon King Kong"
His new novel, " Deacon King Kong " (Riverhead), set in what appears to be a fictionalized version of the Brooklyn housing project where McBride grew up, is crowded with characters whose ...
'Deacon King Kong,' by James McBride book review
Review by Bethanne Patrick. March 9, 2020 at 11:07 a.m. EDT. " Deacon King Kong ," the new book from author and musician James McBride, is a hilarious, pitch-perfect comedy set in the Brooklyn ...
a book review by Judith Reveal: Deacon King Kong: A Novel (Random House
535. Buy on Amazon. Reviewed by: Judith Reveal. "James McBride fans will add Deacon King Kong to his list of successes. As is his strength, McBride brings characters to life through humor, pain, anger, and poignancy as few authors can.". McBride's primary setting is the Cause housing project in New York where his characters are family ...
'Deacon King Kong' Captures Brooklyn on Precipice of History
By Joshunda Sanders. February 20, 2020 6:41 AM EST. O n a September day in 1969, in the projects of Brooklyn, a drunken deacon named Sportcoat shoots the local drug dealer, Deems. The community ...
'Deacon King Kong' Preaches Righteousness and Hope
April 7, 2020. "Deacon King Kong" is not for cynics. National Humanities Medalist James McBride's latest novel points to the good in people, no matter how many bad things they've done. Set ...
Review of Deacon King Kong, by James McBride
Deacon King Kong is a historical fiction novel that appeared in 2020. Author James McBride is an iconic figure in African American literature. He's one of those Published Authors™ who only needs to write a book every five years or so to keep up his cred. To read my other recent historical fiction book reviews, please check out:
Review of Deacon King Kong by James McBride
James McBride's Deacon King Kong is a humorous take on Black life in "the Projects.". Cuffy Jasper Lambkin, better known as Sportcoat to his fellow members of the Five Ends Baptist Church and residents of the Causeway Housing Projects in South Brooklyn, is at the heart of James McBride's novel Deacon King Kong.The 71-year-old widower meanders through "The Cause," performing odd jobs when he's ...
Book Marks reviews of Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Deacon King Kong is many things: a mystery novel, a crime novel, an urban farce, a portrait of a project community. There's even some western in here. The novel is, in other words, a lot. Fortunately, it is also deeply felt, beautifully written and profoundly humane; McBride's ability to inhabit his characters' foibled, all-too-human ...
Deacon King Kong by James McBride: Summary and reviews
From James McBride, author of the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird, comes a wise and witty novel about what happens to the witnesses of a shooting. In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .38 from his ...
DEACON KING KONG
DEACON KING KONG. An exuberant comic opera set to the music of life. The versatile and accomplished McBride ( Five Carat Soul, 2017, etc.) returns with a dark urban farce crowded with misjudged signals, crippling sorrows, and unexpected epiphanies. It's September 1969, just after Apollo 11 and Woodstock.
All Book Marks reviews for Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Deacon King Kong finds a literary master at work, and reading the book's 384 pages feels like both an invigorating short sprint and an engrossing marathon. It is a deeply meditative novel that leaves the reader swept up in a wave of concurrent and conflicting emotions.
Book Review: "Deacon King Kong"
Deacon King Kong. By James McBride. Riverhead. 328 pages. $28. "The fact is, no one in the projects really knew why Sportcoat shot Deems — not even Sportcoat himself," writes James McBride in Deacon King Kong.. "The old deacon could no more explain why he shot Deems than he could explain why the moon looked like it was made of cheese, or why fruit flies come and go, or how the city ...
Review: Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Synopsis. In Deacon King Kong, Cuffy "Sportcoat" Lambkin is a 71-year-old deacon for a church in the projects. One day, he gets trashed and goes to the neighborhood plaza and shoots Deems Clemens, a ruthless 19-year-old local drug dealer. Sixteen people see the shooting, but no one talks.
Deacon King Kong
Deacon King Kong. by James McBride. Publication Date: February 2, 2021. Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction. Paperback: 400 pages. Publisher: Riverhead Books. ISBN-10: 0735216738. ISBN-13: 9780735216730. In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in ...
James McBride Talks About 'Deacon King Kong'
James McBride's last novel, "The Good Lord Bird," won the National Book Award in 2013. He's published other books since then, but now he returns with another big novel: "Deacon King Kong ...
James McBride on 'Deacon King Kong' : It's Been a Minute : NPR
His latest book is Deacon King Kong, which is set against the backdrop of 1960s Brooklyn and tells the story of how one man's decision upended an entire neighborhood. Sam talks to McBride about ...
Book Club Questions for Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Oprah selected Deacon King Kong for her June 2020 book club pick. She said to Oprah Magazine in selecting the book, "I am hoping readers will find in it what I did: sorrow, joy, resilience, humanity, and an understanding that while we struggle with pain and trauma, we can find shelter in one another.". This is a very unique story and takes a bit to get going but how it all ties together is ...
With humor, range and a colorful cast of characters, you won't be able
No one in James McBride's new novel, "Deacon King Kong," knows where the cheese comes from — not even Hot Sausage, who's entrusted with distributing the cheese among the residents. It ...
Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Author interviews, book reviews and lively book commentary are found here. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. The Book Report Network. Our Other Sites. Bookreporter; ... Deacon King Kong by James McBride. Publication Date: February 2, 2021; Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction; Paperback: 400 pages; Publisher ...
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[ The editors of The Book Review chose this as one of the 10 best books of 2020. Sportcoat is the vexatious heart of James McBride's cracking new novel, "Deacon King Kong."
Deacon King Kong is fast, deep, complex, and hilarious. McBride's prose is shimmering and moving, a living thing that has its own rhythm, pulls you in from the first page and never lets go. His ...
Thanks to Riverhead Books and Edelweiss for providing a DRC in exchange for my honest review. Deacon King Kong is scheduled for release on March 3, 2020. For more reviews, visit www.rootsandreads.wordpress ... Lord save us all from the book hype machine. Deacon King Kong was charming and clever, and McBride's chops are a writer are valid, but ...
Deacon King Kong. by James McBride. Riverhead. $18.99 from Amazon. Prices vary from your local indie. But the meat of McBride's novel lies in Five Ends Church, in its scandals and feuds, its ...
His new novel, " Deacon King Kong " (Riverhead), set in what appears to be a fictionalized version of the Brooklyn housing project where McBride grew up, is crowded with characters whose ...
Review by Bethanne Patrick. March 9, 2020 at 11:07 a.m. EDT. " Deacon King Kong ," the new book from author and musician James McBride, is a hilarious, pitch-perfect comedy set in the Brooklyn ...
535. Buy on Amazon. Reviewed by: Judith Reveal. "James McBride fans will add Deacon King Kong to his list of successes. As is his strength, McBride brings characters to life through humor, pain, anger, and poignancy as few authors can.". McBride's primary setting is the Cause housing project in New York where his characters are family ...
By Joshunda Sanders. February 20, 2020 6:41 AM EST. O n a September day in 1969, in the projects of Brooklyn, a drunken deacon named Sportcoat shoots the local drug dealer, Deems. The community ...
April 7, 2020. "Deacon King Kong" is not for cynics. National Humanities Medalist James McBride's latest novel points to the good in people, no matter how many bad things they've done. Set ...
Deacon King Kong is a historical fiction novel that appeared in 2020. Author James McBride is an iconic figure in African American literature. He's one of those Published Authors™ who only needs to write a book every five years or so to keep up his cred. To read my other recent historical fiction book reviews, please check out:
James McBride's Deacon King Kong is a humorous take on Black life in "the Projects.". Cuffy Jasper Lambkin, better known as Sportcoat to his fellow members of the Five Ends Baptist Church and residents of the Causeway Housing Projects in South Brooklyn, is at the heart of James McBride's novel Deacon King Kong.The 71-year-old widower meanders through "The Cause," performing odd jobs when he's ...
Deacon King Kong is many things: a mystery novel, a crime novel, an urban farce, a portrait of a project community. There's even some western in here. The novel is, in other words, a lot. Fortunately, it is also deeply felt, beautifully written and profoundly humane; McBride's ability to inhabit his characters' foibled, all-too-human ...
From James McBride, author of the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird, comes a wise and witty novel about what happens to the witnesses of a shooting. In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .38 from his ...
DEACON KING KONG. An exuberant comic opera set to the music of life. The versatile and accomplished McBride ( Five Carat Soul, 2017, etc.) returns with a dark urban farce crowded with misjudged signals, crippling sorrows, and unexpected epiphanies. It's September 1969, just after Apollo 11 and Woodstock.
Deacon King Kong finds a literary master at work, and reading the book's 384 pages feels like both an invigorating short sprint and an engrossing marathon. It is a deeply meditative novel that leaves the reader swept up in a wave of concurrent and conflicting emotions.
Deacon King Kong. By James McBride. Riverhead. 328 pages. $28. "The fact is, no one in the projects really knew why Sportcoat shot Deems — not even Sportcoat himself," writes James McBride in Deacon King Kong.. "The old deacon could no more explain why he shot Deems than he could explain why the moon looked like it was made of cheese, or why fruit flies come and go, or how the city ...
Synopsis. In Deacon King Kong, Cuffy "Sportcoat" Lambkin is a 71-year-old deacon for a church in the projects. One day, he gets trashed and goes to the neighborhood plaza and shoots Deems Clemens, a ruthless 19-year-old local drug dealer. Sixteen people see the shooting, but no one talks.
Deacon King Kong. by James McBride. Publication Date: February 2, 2021. Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction. Paperback: 400 pages. Publisher: Riverhead Books. ISBN-10: 0735216738. ISBN-13: 9780735216730. In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in ...
James McBride's last novel, "The Good Lord Bird," won the National Book Award in 2013. He's published other books since then, but now he returns with another big novel: "Deacon King Kong ...
His latest book is Deacon King Kong, which is set against the backdrop of 1960s Brooklyn and tells the story of how one man's decision upended an entire neighborhood. Sam talks to McBride about ...
Oprah selected Deacon King Kong for her June 2020 book club pick. She said to Oprah Magazine in selecting the book, "I am hoping readers will find in it what I did: sorrow, joy, resilience, humanity, and an understanding that while we struggle with pain and trauma, we can find shelter in one another.". This is a very unique story and takes a bit to get going but how it all ties together is ...
No one in James McBride's new novel, "Deacon King Kong," knows where the cheese comes from — not even Hot Sausage, who's entrusted with distributing the cheese among the residents. It ...
Author interviews, book reviews and lively book commentary are found here. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. The Book Report Network. Our Other Sites. Bookreporter; ... Deacon King Kong by James McBride. Publication Date: February 2, 2021; Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction; Paperback: 400 pages; Publisher ...
Reynolds, the celebrated author of more than a dozen books for young readers, including "Ghost," the novel-in-verse "Long Way Down," the Miles Morales Spider-Man series and the forthcoming ...