A review by blairmahoney
White Tears by Hari Kunzru

4.0

The first half of this novel gave me strong Paul Auster vibes: solitary characters with unusual obsessions living in New York. It gets steadily weirder, though, as a dual narrative kicks in and it transforms into a fever dream of a ghost story, with characters losing their identities and the reader unsure of who is who and what is what. It's about blues music and racial prejudice and appropriation, but it's also about the prison industrial complex that the United States has perfected. I've really enjoyed Kunzru's previous books and this one is also recommended.