"When Cordell Carmel catches his longtime girlfriend with another man, the act that he witnesses seems to dissolve all the boundaries he knows. In that instant, the calm existence of this middle-aged New York City man becomes something unrecognizable: he wants revenge, but also something more. This is the story of a man's dark, soulful, and sexual odyssey to uncover the powerful and sometimes disturbing connections that occur between people when life is lived without limits. " - Barnes & Noble.com
Killing Johnny Fry by Walter Mosley is one of the most mentally engaging books that I have read in quite some time. In his personally coined "sexistential" novel, Mosley leads his reader into a quiet and dark place that most of us dare not venture. A place locked deep in our inner most thoughts, a place that we call taboo.
Although the New York Times Book Review complimented this novel as "frankly pornographic", I could not help but to connect with the humanness in the experiences of the characters. The protagonist, Cordell Carmel, sets out on a whirlwind of self discovery that not only challenges him and everything that he thinks uniquely makes him Cordell but it in fact liberates him from himself and gives him the gift of new life.
Here is an excerpt from this book...
"I decided to kill Johnny Fry on a Wednesday, but it was a week before that I was given the reason. I'm almost embarrassed about my decision to take a life. It was so pedestrian really."
This quote is actually from the opening lines of the book. It left me engaged from the beginning and wanting to know more.
Although Mosley's text will be too rich for many palates, it will undeniably leave one's mind stained by the taste. Delicious!
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2 Wonderful Comments About This Post!:
Thanks for the recommendation!! That's my kind of book. And my mind needs to travel to some other places right now. Must get!!
Old skool G-house said...
This sounds interesting and by recommendation, I gotta check this book out. Taboo...exploration, it's grabbing me. Not to mention, it came from you "MS KNOW-IT-ALL", it has to be good. As soon as I finish (or at least get to the juicy parts), I'll holla back.
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