![]() ![]() When the comedian says, "'This shit ain't for you. Bonbon describes the white people as trying to understand the black comedy but obviously not getting it. In the last chapter, Bonbon is at a club listening to a black comedian who rips into a white couple sitting in the first row. I found it difficult figuring out what his point was at times or if his point was to not have a point. This novel doesn't use familiar literary structures or conventions so if you looking for an alternative read, I recommend it.īeatty masks what side of the argument he stands for with humor. The serious side is masked by riffs and an absurd, subjective plot. Behind the laughter is a slashing anger that addresses loss, failure, and flawed institutions on all levels. ![]() It is a weird mix of comedy, tragedy, and existential absurdity that reflects the current breakdown of gender and racial roles in society and the waffling identity of people trying to figure out their meaning in the world whether black, Muslim, female, transgender, etc. I say, white reader, because much of the slang and cultural references went "Whoosh," over my head. Paul Beatty goes all-out in a rapid-fire funny and tragic riff an improvised verbal flood of words on race - at times incomprehensible to this white reader, and other times fascinating. ![]() A dense, award-winning book that relentlessly satires cultural identity, politics, philosophy, pop culture, etc. ![]()
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