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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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It's OK if I like this book too, right?,
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This review is from: Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor (Hardcover)
Just wondering. As a (typically?) paranoid Anglo-American, I may not "get" the secret messages in many of the selections that may or may not be there for an African-American reader, but I found most of the selections in this anthology hilarious. If it inspires anyone of any hyphenation to read complete works by Ishmael Reed or Chester Himes, it will have more than served its purpose.
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Hokum: Fun read,
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This review is from: Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor (Hardcover)
Paul Beatty is one of my favorite writers. The intro is hilarious & thoughtful. The short pieces in this book are also very funny. You will enjoy this.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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ha ha,
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This review is from: Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor (Paperback)
the anthology;s breadth is stunning, insofar as what counts as black, what counts as funny. in the forward Beatty says, if memory is true, that it's like a mixtape--reading the bits compiled on the 'playlist' give you a feeling of what informs Beatty's writing. Another bonus is almost none of this stuff is canonical; this publication is a treasure--from negritude to you!
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Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor by Paul Beatty (Hardcover - January 10, 2006)
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