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Cargando... Scavenger: A Mystery (2020 original; edición 2020)por Christopher Chambers (Autor)
Información de la obraScavenger por Christopher Chambers (2020)
   Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. 1   pomo58 | Nov 30, 2020 |    Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing.The story is told in the second person, which fits well with Dickie's frequent confusion. However, that and the use of a lot of vernacular make the book quite an effort to read. Someone will have to reap more benefits than I did to make the hard work worthwhile. Still, the book is an interesting experiment in several ways and I will keep an eye out for this author. (  ) Jim53 | Sep 28, 2020 | Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. Well-ReadNeck | Sep 21, 2020 | Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. kayanelson | Sep 20, 2020 | Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing.Might give it another try in the future. (  ) aimless22 | Sep 19, 2020 |
 [R]eaders who persist will be rewarded as Dickie’s story becomes more coherent and builds to an exciting climax. Those looking for a 21st-century twist on traditional hardboiled noir will be satisfied Pertenece a las series
In the lively, but desperate world of D.C.'s underbelly, a Black homeless man must quickly learn the ropes of being a detective after a wealthy ex-government official sets him up to take the fall for a brutal crime he didn't commit. Christopher Chambers, author ofA Prayer for Deliverance andSympathy for the Devil (NAACP Image Award nominee) brings a 21st-century take on hardboiled noir tales inSCAVENGER, a gripping thriller underscored by themes of race, homelessness, hustling, and the savagery--and salvation--of the human psyche. The novel centers on Dickie Cornish, a Black streetwise survivor living in a homeless camp near D.C.'s Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Framed for the murder of two of his closest friends and facing life in prison, Dickie crosses paths with wealthy ex-Homeland Security Secretary, Jamie Bracht. Bracht offers him a chance at a new life if Dickie can navigate an underground world to uncover a prize Bracht will stop at nothing to acquire. As Dickie searches,SCAVENGER tracks its way through an underground population of Washington, D.C., where hustlers, drug addicts, homeless, and undocumented immigrants jostle for crumbs while trying to survive. Chambers paints a portrait of D.C. from the ground up, with back-alley streetscapes, gentrification clashes, and unexpected encounters between politicians and bottom-rung natives--all set against a soundscape of patois, street Spanish, and D.C. slang. A hopeless amateur detective at first, Dickie quickly learnsthe ropes of being a sleuth in a cat-and-mouse game of greed, deceit, double-crossing, and murder. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
Antiguo miembro de Primeros reseñadores de LibraryThingEl libro Scavenger: A Mystery de Christopher Chambers estaba disponible desde LibraryThing Early Reviewers.  Debates activosNingunoCubiertas populares
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The language of the streets will make parts of the book a slower read for many of us, but with a few exceptions I had to look up I could contextually make sense of most of it. I would argue that it is well worth the work making sense of the writing, maybe that attention to detail will carry over into some attention to the homeless, the mentally ill, and those battling addictions. If taking the time to understand what they are saying makes the reader even a little more attentive to the ills of society, it is time well spent. Unless you're like one reviewer who just admits that he finds those speaking like that not "worth one wit" of care or compassion. You can translate that dog whistle for yourself.
The pace, once you're more comfortable with the dialogue, is brisk, with a lot of nice twists and turns. The mystery part of this book works very well. I would stop short of saying you'll be totally surprised, especially if you read a lot of these types of books, but the ending isn't broadcast so early that you lose interest in the how of the resolution.
Recommended for those who like some social impact with their mysteries and don't mind doing a small amount of work for the reward.
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via LibraryThing Early Reviewers. (