American Fiction
American Fiction
A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.
vangh1 reviewedDecember 18, 2024
Absolutely brilliant in its ability to feel both grounded and big for the sake of it's message, it's comedy, and it's human-ness.
It's ability to have the plot be big and ridiculous and go exactly where you think it will, while also having the quieter human story thrumming alongside and being the anchor that makes the ridiculousness make sense was masterful.
The scene where Monk and Sintara are discussing the difference between the two books over lunch was some of the best writing I've seen in a while.
Absolutely loved, loved, loved this.