Two Black writers are trying to find peace and belonging in a world that is riven with gun violence. One is on a global book tour after a big prize win; the other is set to give a speech at a school that has suffered a shooting. And as their two storylines merge, truths and antics abound in equal measure.
Darkly comic and tragic ... Playfully experimental ... Flitting between the story lines of the two writers in pithy and punchy chapters, often with revelatory endings.
Riveting ... A hugely ambitious book. It takes big swings at topics many people like us are struggling to understand. It doesn’t always connect, but that barely matters in a work that insists we must keep trying to put together words that help each other make sense of the world.
Humorous one moment and tugs at the right heartstrings the next ... This roller coaster ride filled with quips and wordplay personalizes some of the most tragic moments in America’s recent history ... Filled with highlightable quotes and moments that make you stop and look around to see if anyone else is experiencing what you’re reading, Mott’s People Like Us echoes the pain and mystery of where life leads.
