Simone Felice : Black Jesus
This book, the third published work by former Felice Brother, singer, songwriter & poet, Simone Felice, is a series of snapshots of life in the Catskills,
Each chapter is a vignette, being like a track from a concept album, though a coherent & vivid one, building to this slim, entertaining & comic novella.
The characters are all damaged individuals, certainly not fully rounded characters, who illustrate a certain trailer trash lifestyle, the obverse of the American Dream.
However there is a genuine, loving relationship between Fat Debbie & Indian Joe & ultimately some mini redemption is achieved by Gloria & Lionel as they spring Bea, Joe's dying Mum, from her Old Folks home to visit a drive-in.
It certainly gives an insight into the strata of American society that is the breeding ground for this #Trumpland America.
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