December 1976. Seven gunmen storm Bob Marley's house. This is the story of what happened before, during, and for decades after — told through 75 voices across Kingston, Miami, and New York. James wrote the Great Jamaican Novel: brutal, brilliant, and impossible to forget. The 2015 Booker winner.
Some sexual content amid the violence.
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Moods: Sprawling Violent Polyphonic Ambitious
Tropes: Bob Marley Jamaican Politics Drug Trade Multiple POVs
He's the catalyst — the novel is about Jamaica and its diaspora.
James writes in multiple registers — some sections are challenging, all are rewarding.
Very — the violence is unflinching and purposeful.