Sunday, November 28, 2021

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

 

Earlier this month, East Coast Don wrote a sparkling review of this riveting novel. For some reason we could not figure out, the picture of the book cover appeared in the list of reviews, but not on the main page. That's never happened before. Let me just quote two of his paragraphs: 

"If this book doesn’t take your breath away, then something’s missing inside you. It’s filled with themes of revenge, redemption, begrudging acceptance, white privilege, the underclass being kept in their place, political power, and cruelty fueled by that most violent of weapons – love.

"Buckle up because Cosby tackles all these issues in a way that bloodies your knuckles, punches you in the gut, kicks you in your groin, slashes your throat. This isn't for the faint of heart. It's for the brave who want or need to dig deeply into the emotions that drive hard men out to correct wrongs poured on their sons."

I've never seen a story anything close to this, and I agree that this book by Cosby needs to get your attention.


As a post script to my having listened to the audio version of  this book in 7/23, I must say it is the most violent book that I've read, and I've read many of those. However, there is a sense of purpose to that violence, not a feeling that it was just contrived to capture the reader who seeks that. All of the themes outlined by ECD in the second paragraph are soul grabbing - a phrase I've never used before. Southern noir, no doubt.

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