The Bottoms - Likewise Book Reviews
"If I had to nominate the Great American Novel I'd short list The Great Gatsby, both Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer and Death of a Salesman, (I know it's a play but it should be read as well as seen). If you absorb these you'll learn a lot about American culture.<br/><br/>Now I'd add to that list The Bottoms by Lansdale, or almost any book by Walter Mosley, (I've just finished Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned). These are stories that deal with race and American society from coming of age to facing death and dying. They're real and touching and difficult to read if you have any empathy for people at all. I found them fast moving thrillers and insightful psychological."
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