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Black Betty by Walter Mosley

aleag's review against another edition

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Interesting storyline, but I wish it had more....meat. It was kind of hard to keep up with who was who and the point of all the killing.

happeningalmond's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

aheath14's review against another edition

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4.0

I raced through this book, again an amazing end tying all the threads together, I love how characters we have met previously play a part in the newer books. The reveals are always hard to predict, I did find the main family a bit complicated maybe one too many characters, a fault of mine as I always struggle to keep track of names and relationships between characters.

jonmhansen's review against another edition

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4.0

Whoa, Black Betty, bam-a-lam.

mrsr_reads's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

4.0

alisa4books's review against another edition

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Love Easy Rawlins!

johnnyb1954's review against another edition

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4.0

This is my favorite Easy Rawlins story so far.

sandeevalley's review against another edition

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4.0

It’s characteristic of this genre but wow .... that lack of a happy ending :-/

bobbo49's review against another edition

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4.0

Written in 1993 and set in 1961, this mystery/private eye tale is much more than the genre usually provides: an unrestrained critique of the racism of the times, told from the perspective of an African American author and his main character, Easy Rawlins. I would have given three stars to the story itself, but the social commentary definitely adds heft to the picture of the times - then and now.

monty_reads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0