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Marlon James: A Brief History of Seven Killings (2014) 4 stars

A Brief History of Seven Killings is the third novel by Jamaican author Marlon James. …

Review of 'A Brief History of Seven Killings' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I appreciate the cumulative effect of the book -- the atmosphere of Jamaica in the late 70s, the sense of political tumult, the vivid portrayal of life -- while struggling to enjoy the sentence by sentence writing.