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The Pacman Plan

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Reparation - a: a repairing or keeping in repair b: the act of making
amends, offering expiation, or giving satisfaction for a wrong
or injury. --Webster

Is reparation what America needs? THE PACMAN PLAN is the story of
the struggle for reparation, of reconciliation for the descendants
of slaves who lived in bondage. This fictionalized story is
told through the lives of two prominent figures, Reverend Solomon
Jones, leader of one the largest churches in the South, and
underworld figure, Joe Louis Brown. Both claim credit for the plan,
as they interface with the lives of four uniquely different
characters. An interracial couple, a socially conscious rapper and
a young college student. Each is taken through the racial, political
and social whirlwind that engulfs the nation.

The Pacman Plan is a grassroots movement that began on a website.
Initially it started out as a political movement to get elected
officials to hear the masses, and an attempt to break the link
between money and the candidates. Because the reality is that a
political action committee (PAC), lobbyists with their soft
money and special interest groups, actually control the government.
Reparation was added to the Plan with hopes that it would become
the modern day civil rights cry that would unite African Americans.

Jones and Brown have the same goals, but different agendas. The
crossfire from their efforts causes an undercurrent that evokes the
ire of the FBI. And an all out witch-hunt is raged on everyone
involved with the movement. Complicating things is Jones's side
agenda, as the creator of the Pacman website he has a separate and
surprising reason for starting the Plan.

Although the author heralds this as fiction, it shares Kempt's real
conviction, that America has never faced the truth about this
country's most inhuman period and most significant economic
windfall. THE PACMAN PLAN combines drama, sex and murder and blends
it into an engrossing political thriller. Readers will be encouraged
to take another look at the relationship between blacks and whites.
Some will wonder if we have indeed made monumental strides in healing
racial tensions or if we are just an incident away from another Los
Angeles in 1992. Much more than a good story, this is a well-written
intensely absorbing freshman novel from Sam A. Kempt.

Reviewed by aNN
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

The story is make-believe but the issues were so real.
The way the story unfolds was great. He introduced you to Joe Lewis Brown early in the story but you don't really understand his role until much later. There were quite a few characters but they were unique and they connected to the story nicely. I would have loved to read more with the character Joe Lewis Brown.
The ending was a big surprise. One of the best endings I read in a while. Overall, a very good read.

This story was entertaining and enlightening. The way the Internet was used to start a movement is appropriate for the times we live in. The initial political movement was a real shift in the paradigm as far as how we interpret our relationship with our elected officials. Very original story idea. The most interesting and original idea of the story was how it dramatized truly how far apart the two races (white and black) are without stating it but through a series of incidents. The hard truth is if this actually happen then I don't doubt that the way the character reacted would be the way blacks and whites would actually react.

Joyce
Sugar Land, TX

Everything about the Pacman Plan was a surprise. From the book jacket I thought I knew where the story would take me and what to expect but no one could anticipate where this story goes. I loved it because the many twist in the story keep me reading more and more. I originally picked up the book because it was a story about reparations for African Americans but even if this was about a movement for some other cause it's still a great read.
I especially liked the character- Joe Louis Brown.
I've read other books and seen lots of bad guys in the movies, but Joe Lewis Brown tops them all. Can't wait until the movie comes out!

Rodney Hubbard, Houston, Tx