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The Socratic Method

Walkin' The Dog by Walter Mosley

July 6, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR12 Bingo: UnCannon. Walter Mosley is black. This book continues what I believe to be Walter Mosley’s best work: these series of small, wrenching looks into the life of Socrates Fortlow, an ex-con trying to make a new life for himself in Watts, Los Angeles. He lives with the mentality of one who is permanently imprisoned. Every step is a hazard, every chance encounter a threat. His actions are extremely measured and guarded. This was written when Mosley’s talent and ambition […]

Filed Under: Short Stories Tagged With: cbr12bingo, los angeles, Socrates Fortlow, Walkin' The Dog, walter mosley

Jake's CBR12 Review No:110 · Genres: Short Stories · Tags: cbr12bingo, los angeles, Socrates Fortlow, Walkin' The Dog, walter mosley ·
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Ain’t No Love In the Heart of the City

Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley

April 10, 2020 by Jake 1 Comment

Whew. I don’t even really know where to begin with this one. Not because it’s a complex book. On the surface, it’s rather simple: 14 tales of an ex-con trying to make it in the underbelly of south central Los Angeles. No more, no less. No central plot except a man trying to survive. But hell, man, this is a tale of living. James Weldon Johnson once wrote in a poem: “Make me a world.” Walter Mosley does that. I’ve had an interesting journey with […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: los angeles, Socrates Fortlow, walter mosley

Jake's CBR12 Review No:62 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: los angeles, Socrates Fortlow, walter mosley ·
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