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A review by eveningreverie
Erasure by Percival Everett
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Everett doesn't deal with too many fantastical elements in this, though it is quite City of Glass in the execution of its finale. He uses a whole lot of literary realism to confront the lenses that people in positions of power in the literary industry use in order to provide so-called "scholarly critique" of the artistic efforts of minorities. The themes of familial alienation, patriarchal discontentment, and abject violence in the face of a societal lack of understanding complement one another to create a very, very interesting world for Everett to play with these ideas of racial bias in art and what is considered "authentic."
Graphic: Racism
Minor: Abortion