A review by haitianrich
Slapboxing with Jesus by Victor LaValle

4.0

Unlike his peer Junot Diaz, Lavelle did not transition as well to novel writing as Diaz and Slapboxing is a big reason why. So much well-deserved hype was dropped on him because of this book of short stories. Hipsters, academics, literary types were all loving these honest and humorous, very East Coast-feeling urban tales.