A review by margaret45678
I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett

dark funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

My understanding of this book was probably hampered by the fact that I've never seen a Sidney Poitier movie. Pleasantly surreal while still grounded in real social dynamics and problems. Sort of reminded me of Murakami in that the narrator is weirdly detached from many of the things which happen around and to him, though since his identity is based on the negation of someone else's (i.e., Sidney Poitier's)
until the very end, that is
 I guess his detachment makes sense. 
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