Bad Boy Brawly Brown: An Easy Rawlins Mystery
by Walter Mosley
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Author: Walter MosleyEdition: Hardcover
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Published: 2002-07-02
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 320
Book Reviews of Bad Boy Brawly Brown: An Easy Rawlins Mystery
Book Review: Easy Rawlin's Odyssey Through Post-War L.A. Continues!
Summary: 4 Stars
Walter Mosley continues his odyssey through the post-war world of Southern California, as seen through the eyes of Afro-American protagonist Easy Rawlins. Rawlins is a great modern fictional character, and he comes alive on every page, as he has done since the very first novel in the series. Life is still hard in 1960s America, and the subtle racial and social commentary that characterized the other Easy Rawlins novels continues here.
The writing, as always, has a nice flow and the dialogue is believable and often very humorous.
I have only two minor complaints: First, the character of Easy Rawlins is so fleshed out that there is sometimes not enough room for the development and characterization of other characters. Easy's girlfriend, for example, never truly comes alive. On the other hand, Rawlins' relationship with his adopted children is still very believable and shows the emotional side of the character.
Second, Easy Rawlins is running the risk of becoming too puritanical (or politically correct). He has his inner demons, yes, but he has already given up the occasional drink and this time around he even wants to give up the Chesterfields. Maybe he will become a vegetarian in the next novel?
Still, if you have read and enjoyed the other novels in the series you are sure to like this one. And if you are new to the world of Easy Rawlins, the novel is very accessible to new readers - recapturing in an unobtrusive way what has gone before.
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