5/24/2023 0 Comments Harlem shuffle reviewIt's a measured, calm narration of a life and a family, but with gangsters. Mortal peril, race riots, seriously nasty criminals, the hot and sweaty streets of Harlem in the 1960s and a furniture salesman who has a hell of a lot going on.Ĭolson Whitehead puts so many beautiful thoughts on each page of his gentle, considered prose and brings New York and its people to glorious life. Whats even more impressive is Whiteheads densely layered, intricately woven rendering of New York City in the Kennedy era, a time filled with both the bright. Ray treads a line between two worlds - that of his life with his respectable wife and their children and that of his past in which he can harness the power of his underworld connections when he needs to. Race riots break out when an unarmed Black boy is shot by a white police officer - Whitehead gently explores 'progress' on race-related matters, making observations through Ray, letting the reader come to their own conclusions.įreddie is the character who pushes the plot along – his bond with Ray means they both bear the brunt of his terrible decisions.
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