fiction
Sportcoat is a 71-year old drunk widower who is trying to
figure out where his deceased wife hid the church’s Christmas money. Meanwhile,
some of the other characters are on searches of their own.
Deacon King Kong was a character study of people living in
the projects. The beginning of the novel involved too many different
characters, especially when listening to the audiobook. Thankfully, it didn’t
take very long before the story took a step back and started focusing on a few
characters at a time.
It’s cleverly written to show the links between the
characters and the central plot while diving into the many individuals who are
brought to life by James McBride. These characters jump to life, revealing a heartwarming story underneath. Several sections were charming and fun but a lot
of the novel was slow-paced. It didn’t gel for me until about halfway. A few of
the characters were fabulous and I loved spending time with them. Some of
their names cracked me up! There are a few surprises and I ended up enjoying the
novel.
The narrator, Dominic Hoffman, did a good job overall. It
was unfortunate that his Irish accent was so weak. But he did try. He had a
variety of voices and I’ll give him a B+ for this one.
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