![]() ![]() It shows a huge contrast of, the dialogues in the black community, which are grammatically incorrect and every other word is a swear word, compared to the beautifully described world the novel plays in. This book is all about the insane writing style (unlike mine :P). The story of the book is good, you feel like you start to understand Tuffy’s life and live through it with him, but the story really isn’t that great. I haven’t read a novel in forever and this book especially is a very different kind of novel. Long story short he runs for City Council and the book ends with the ballots and him most likely winning the position. ![]() It’s about a troubled early twenties kid, who grows up in the black ghetto and goes through the journey of finding himself. Tuff is about the black neighbourhoods of NYC. Usually, I don’t really go for books like this one – but someone, somewhere recommended this book at some point, so I had it on my list and got it out of the library. Tuff by Paul Beatty is was recently the winner of the Man Booker Prize. ![]()
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