Crime
A polyphonic epic of the attempted Bob Marley assassination and its bloody aftermath through Jamaica’s gangs and New York’s crack wars.
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A polyphonic epic of the attempted Bob Marley assassination and its bloody aftermath through Jamaica’s gangs and New York’s crack wars.
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"From the acclaimed writer of The Book of Night Women comes a masterful novel framed as a fictional oral history that explores the events and characters surrounding the attempted assassination of Bob Marley during the political turmoil on Jamaica in the late 1970s"--
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Frequent graphic sex, including explicit same-sex scenes; rape depicted
Violence & gore
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Pervasive graphic shootings, gang murders, torture, and brutal killings
Profanity
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Pervasive strong profanity, crude slang, and harsh street language
Substance use
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Crack trade and addiction are central; cocaine psychosis depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Multiple protagonists have explicit same-sex encounters and identity struggles
Religious content
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Brief Rastafari and Christian cultural references
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Includes a ghost among the narrating voices
Political content
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Jamaican political warfare, CIA intrigue, and postcolonial violence are central
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Graphic rape, sexual violence, physical abuse, and systemic cruelty throughout
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