Night Journey: A Novel Review

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Night Journey: A Novel ReviewAn Amazing Novel and An Even More Amazing Debut. From the first sentence it is atmospheric and intense, dark, and intelligent. A joy to read.
The story focuses on two brothers raised by their mother in Phoenix's poor and desolate Third Ward. Eddie, the thoughtful and more sensitive brother will become a boxer, encouraged by his erratic hustler brother, Turtle. At its heart the novel is a story of growing up poor and Black in America and in that way reminiscent of Invisible Man, and The Autobiography of Malcolm X. The truly remarkable achievement of Night Journey, though, is that while the writing lives up to these weighty predecessors, the novel is itself an original and thoroughly modern addition to the line. And while it is the story of two boys, it is also in many ways a deeply insightful meditation on the state of race and poverty and meaning in America today.
I truly enjoyed this book, in fact, carried it with me everywhere reading any chance I had until I finished it. The characters are deeply understood and caringly rendered. Kalam exhibits both a deep sympathy for the people he writes about and a commitment to show them as they are, complicated, confused, and flawed. The characters stay with you, as if they are people you know. That I enjoyed this book, couldn't put it down, is testament to the strength of these characters because the novel deals with hard topics in an unflinching way. Prostitution, drug abuse, poverty, none are glamorized, are simply laid before the reader to view, to consider. But you care so much about the characters that you must deal with these difficulties simply because they must.
I can't recommend this novel enough. In a sea of the fluff published today, Kalam floats to the top, taking on hard issues through beautiful writing, creating a truly original and inspired work of literature.Night Journey: A Novel Overview

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