But there is also a common thread on the power of words. The stories are linked by the themes of race, masculinity, and war. I picked this book up from the shelf because I was intrigued by the title, and I purchased the book because of the dedication, To Sonny Rollins, who showed me the Big Picture. I, however, entered this collection unfamiliar with McBride’s work, though I had heard his name. Many familiar with the work of National Book Award winning author James McBride, note that this ten-story collection dynamically strikes upon his “ obsessions“: race, masculinity, and war. Words, boy! Not a pistol or knife or cannon lingering in the whole bunch! Just words, passed from one ear to the next! Oh, yes, I wish I was lettered.
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