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Thai Williams is walking a thin line between two worlds. On one side he has his job as a filing clerk for the Washington, D.C., Department of Public Works, his girlfriend Sierra, and his plans for going to college. But on the other, darker side there are his friends Snowflake and Ray Ray, men who run the neighborhood streets dodging the dangers of the criminal life and its after-effects. But that thin line disappears when Thai walks in on Sierra with another man, whom he eventually kills in a haze of jealousy and confusion. From there Thai finds himself on the run and away from the five-block stretch where he’s lived for all his life. He finds his way to Charlotte, where Enrique, his closest friend of all, has moved in search of a better life. In the course of the week that follows, Thai encounters a series of men and women who show him aspects of life he never dreamed of in his narrow ghetto existence. All of them are looking for answers, but it is Thai who must find his own path out of the dark and into the clear light of moral responsibility and repentance for his actions.
In his first novel, Kenji has written a haunting portrait of his own urban generation, shadowed (and often erased) by violence, but determined to make their own mark on the world.
In his first novel, Kenji has written a haunting portrait of his own urban generation, shadowed (and often erased) by violence, but determined to make their own mark on the world.
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“I think this is a story many black men can relate to. It's heartbreaking but it's so real. Nothing incredibly mind blowing happened but what happened was still incredibly interesting. I picked this book up at a used book store and I am very happy with my purchase! The writing is easy to follow and I never found myself confused with this plot. The characters are like people I know in my own life and while I'm not from DC, I visit fairly often and there's no discrepancy with the the way it's written in the book and I really appreciated that. If you like the movie Belly or Paid in Full you would enjoy this book very much.”“Kenji Jasper's DARK is well written and intriguing. Being a DC native I found the descriptions of the area and the conversations accurate. Jasper tells the story of so many young Black boys and men in DC, stuck in an urban area with high crime, poor schools, absentee parents and a feeling of hopelessness. Jasper offers a simple, but useful suggestion to these young men, and all readers actually, Pursue your dreams, take the way out, and do right by yourself. The advice is so simple that it's easy to miss. Jasper's ability to write Thai's story with a promise of hope is motivational and what many people need to hear about second chances. I think this is probably a better young adult novel and recommend it to teens parents of teens.”
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