Is it a black thing?
The Sellout reads like a 1970s relic, with wild characters and a ridiculous plot right out of early Tom Robbins or Rob Swigart, although it crucially takes place in Obama's post-racial America. I've lost my taste for the style. The narrator never comes together as a character, but most importantly Beatty's caustic humor mostly doesn't land for me. (There's nothing more painful than a comedy you don't find funny.) The word play feels juvenile, and the "outrageous" racial insights aren't very insightful.
In short, it just didn't work for me.
The Sellout reads like a 1970s relic, with wild characters and a ridiculous plot right out of early Tom Robbins or Rob Swigart, although it crucially takes place in Obama's post-racial America. I've lost my taste for the style. The narrator never comes together as a character, but most importantly Beatty's caustic humor mostly doesn't land for me. (There's nothing more painful than a comedy you don't find funny.) The word play feels juvenile, and the "outrageous" racial insights aren't very insightful.
In short, it just didn't work for me.
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