Title: A helluva poetic novel
Product review: I'll be honest, I don't like most poetry. So, when I saw that Paul Beatty is a poet, I was a little wary. But I very quickly realized that his poetry is what makes this novel move. Besides the array of interesting characters and odd situations this book offers, for me, it was Beatty's be-bop writing style that I was swept up in. His prose just bounces off the page at you, creating action just in the words alone.I loved this book, I couldn't put it down and I immediately had to get "Tuff" after finishing "White Boy" (which I liked, but didn't love). I say balls to the "politically correct" that call this book racist. Here is a voice that's not heard in modern fiction and in many ways hearkens back to 50's and 60's literature (read Chester Himes, Ralph Ellison, the beats). This is a view of life, and I don't think it comes off as a judgment, it is what it is and it's funny as hell.
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