Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
Jul. 28th, 2024 08:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
m_oonmoonWhitehead writes so beautifully. It's hard to put this book down but at the same time I didn't want to finish it too fast so I was constantly torn between wanting to read it and having to put it down so I can savor the moment more.
It's about Ray Carney who is a furniture salesman leading a dual life. On the surface he appears straight but on the side he deals with more crooked stuff as a fence. We get to see him as he tries to keep these two conflicting worlds separate. While reading this, I felt I was constantly waiting for the needle to finally drop. The Harlem race riots serving as the backdrop for Carney's story really sets the tone of the novel, especially with the last section where Carney has to face a white man who leads an even more crooked life but does it out in the open.
I am really looking forward to reading the next installment in the series.
It's about Ray Carney who is a furniture salesman leading a dual life. On the surface he appears straight but on the side he deals with more crooked stuff as a fence. We get to see him as he tries to keep these two conflicting worlds separate. While reading this, I felt I was constantly waiting for the needle to finally drop. The Harlem race riots serving as the backdrop for Carney's story really sets the tone of the novel, especially with the last section where Carney has to face a white man who leads an even more crooked life but does it out in the open.
I am really looking forward to reading the next installment in the series.