![]() ![]() Clusters of characters inhabit these different parts of the neighborhood and while they’re usually segregated, Sportcoat and his actions serve as the catalyst that brings them all together. There are also docks as well as a local police precinct. The surrounding area consists of traditional houses in which mostly Italians and other Europeans reside. ![]() A local church, Five Points, plays a vital role in the community and serves as a gathering place for some of the more long-standing residents of the Cause. Within the neighborhood, there are the projects, typical Northern highrises, with predominantly Black and Hispanic residents. (I ended up listening to the audiobook twice because I didn’t take notes for the discussion the first time and found the book just as enjoyable the second time around.) Media YouTube Video This is an incredible book and probably one of the best fictional books that I’ve ever read. It features an expansive cast of characters that might initially take a bit of time to differentiate but they become richly detailed and fleshed out as the story progresses. ![]() ![]() The story is primarily set in a fictional housing project, the Causeway Houses or Cause, and its surrounding neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. Deacon King Kong by James McBride is about Deacon Cuffy Lambkin, better known as “Sportcoat”, and the chain of events he unwittingly sets in motion when he shoots Deems Clemens, the leader of the neighborhood drug dealers. ![]()
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