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I Am Not Sidney Poitier (2009)

by Percival Everett(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1555975275 (ISBN13: 9781555975272)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Graywolf Press

review 1: This is a timeless and clever modern satire of race, class, identity and education in America wrapped within a tongue-in-cheek parody of Sidney Poitier films. Percival Everett's novel is a combination of Ralph Ellison mixed with David Sedaris. The more familiar the reader is with both Poitier's & Everett's bodies of work, the more one will appreciate the absurdism and sardonic wit of "I Am Not Sidney Poitier".
review 2: I wish I could give this 4.5 stars because I really, really enjoyed this book. It was funny, surreal and poignant; equal parts social commentary and narrative, which I appreciated. Exactly, what I was looking for- a Black male protagonist who wasn't a tragic stereotype victim of urban plight blah blah blah (hence why I was so disappointed in W... morehite Boy Shuffle). I loved Ted Turner and Professor Everett as supporting characters, they were always good for an absurdist chuckle. less

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