Man Gone Down
by Michael Thomas
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Author: Michael ThomasEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007
ISBN: 0802170293
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Black Cat
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Book Review: "Never judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes..."
Summary: 5 Stars
The book chronicles 4 days in the life and the life of a 35 year old African American, or to be precise, a Black Irish Indian. He is jobless, married to a white woman and Father of 3 young children. His wife and children leave for a few weeks to stay with his Mother-in-Law while he is left with finding a means to pay for the childrens' private school tuition and a new apartment. The story flows back and forth from the present (odd construction jobs; stream of mental ramblings) to the past - his childhood years, growing up in poverty, father's absences, his bouts of heavy alcohol consumption, racism/discrimination, his failure to meet the high expectations set for him (including dropping out of Harvard; failure to complete his book). He faces all types of temptations in the present including rage, suicide, alcohol, smoking, infidelity - yet he continues marching on through the hardships in this inspirational, deeply introspective story. This book will likely not appeal to the casual reader looking for a light and breezy plot - it is more aligned with the book assigned to you by your college professor in your "Good Books" class...deep, introspective, reflecting the environment of the times, and certainly over my head in pockets. All of this being said, this is an important, intelligently written novel which lives up to the best book of the year accolades (Top 10 NY Times Book of the Year in 2007; Amazon Book of the Year; Time 2007 Book of the Year). My ratings scheme with 10 being high grade:
Page Turner: 4 (Needs to be sipped rather than gulped)
Memorable: 9
Character Development: 10
Live the Story: 9
Flow / Easy to Follow: 6
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