Quaint details aside, this is no period piece. The author creates a steady, suspenseful churn of events that almost forces his characters to do what they do. It reads like a book whose author thoroughly enjoyed what he was doing. It’s much more, but the entertainment value alone should ensure it the same kind of popular success that greeted his last two novels. All of these are somehow worked into a rich, wild book that could pass for genre fiction. brings Whitehead’s unwavering eloquence to a mix of city history, niche hangouts, racial stratification, high hopes and low individuals. He has said he may keep Ray going into another book, and it won’t take you long to figure out why. Whitehead’s own mind has famously gone thataway through nine other books that don’t much resemble one another, but this time he’s hit upon a setup that will stick.
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