Hell of a Book
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Description
AN ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY 'MUST READ'
A TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK
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Discover this astonishing work of fiction from award-winning, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Jason Mott.
'Powerful, timely and provocative' ABI DARÉ, author of GIRL WITH A LOUDING VOICE
'Jason Mott truly has written one hell of a book.' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, author of QUEENIE
This is a true story.
An author goes on a book tour for his new bestseller which, as people keep telling him, is one hell of a book.
This is a coming-of-age story.
One morning, he meets The Kid: a young Black boy who looks just like the one he keeps seeing on the news. And The Kid wants him to tell his story.
This is a sad story.
It's the story of a boy who spent most of his life trying to hide. And it may not be that different from the story of our author.
This is a love story.
But to find out why, you'll have to read this for yourself.
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Die Geschichte ist überraschend, extrem relevant und irgendwie genial verpackt.
Eigentlich sagt der Titel schon alles. Ich denke nicht, dass das ein Buch für jeden ist, weil die Erzählweise doch recht abgefahren ist und man nicht einfach so abtauchen kann. Aber genau dieses Experimentelle hat mir sehr gut gefallen.
this is the story of being black in america.
Picking up 'Hell of a Book', I knew it was going to be a hard read; something that isn't supposed to draw pity from the reader, but to educate and enlighten. 'Hell of a Book' is told through the eyes of a child named Soot, an award-winning author whose name we never learn, and an imaginary child called The Kid. We follow what appears to be two different stories about two different people; a child much loved and protected by his parents and an author on a book tour of his popular new novel. Both characters are black. Both are American. Mott builds the plott as these two stories converge and the reader tries to keep them separate but finds it impossible to do. We never really know if they ARE separate stories or not. What we do know is this book eloquently and in a very unique way is a story about family, love and success. But then we see it's also about the reckoning in America with Black Lives Matter, police shootings and tragedy. Reading 'Hell of a Book' was an unmatched experience: I cried and I laughed, I felt my heart break with each page. Jason Mott did not just write something moving and inspiring, he wrote something real; he saw the world how it really is and put it on paper.
Description
AN ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY 'MUST READ'
A TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK
* * * * *
Discover this astonishing work of fiction from award-winning, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Jason Mott.
'Powerful, timely and provocative' ABI DARÉ, author of GIRL WITH A LOUDING VOICE
'Jason Mott truly has written one hell of a book.' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, author of QUEENIE
This is a true story.
An author goes on a book tour for his new bestseller which, as people keep telling him, is one hell of a book.
This is a coming-of-age story.
One morning, he meets The Kid: a young Black boy who looks just like the one he keeps seeing on the news. And The Kid wants him to tell his story.
This is a sad story.
It's the story of a boy who spent most of his life trying to hide. And it may not be that different from the story of our author.
This is a love story.
But to find out why, you'll have to read this for yourself.
Book Information
Posts
Die Geschichte ist überraschend, extrem relevant und irgendwie genial verpackt.
Eigentlich sagt der Titel schon alles. Ich denke nicht, dass das ein Buch für jeden ist, weil die Erzählweise doch recht abgefahren ist und man nicht einfach so abtauchen kann. Aber genau dieses Experimentelle hat mir sehr gut gefallen.
this is the story of being black in america.
Picking up 'Hell of a Book', I knew it was going to be a hard read; something that isn't supposed to draw pity from the reader, but to educate and enlighten. 'Hell of a Book' is told through the eyes of a child named Soot, an award-winning author whose name we never learn, and an imaginary child called The Kid. We follow what appears to be two different stories about two different people; a child much loved and protected by his parents and an author on a book tour of his popular new novel. Both characters are black. Both are American. Mott builds the plott as these two stories converge and the reader tries to keep them separate but finds it impossible to do. We never really know if they ARE separate stories or not. What we do know is this book eloquently and in a very unique way is a story about family, love and success. But then we see it's also about the reckoning in America with Black Lives Matter, police shootings and tragedy. Reading 'Hell of a Book' was an unmatched experience: I cried and I laughed, I felt my heart break with each page. Jason Mott did not just write something moving and inspiring, he wrote something real; he saw the world how it really is and put it on paper.