Hey bookies!
I’m about 1/3 through John Oliver Killens long-lost novel, and am really enjoying it! Lots of great satirical prose, and I’m stoked to find out where this goes.
I’m surprised at how little conversation out on the internet I can find (okay mainly just Reddit and Goodreads!). Maybe Redditors aren’t the prime audience for a book like this, but I’m really interested in reading conversations and opinions on this book.
The “primary” character, Jimmy, is a quick witted American folksinger who finds himself in an impossible situation. He’s asked to be the doppelgänger of the prime minister of Guayana, a recently independent African country where vast minerals were discovered post-British rule. He travels to his home county, USA, and is playing the prime minister to bumbling politicians.
So far it’s been hilarious even keeping up with the free-flowing prose.
I haven’t read any previous Killens work, but I definitely want to check out his work.
Any one read it? I’d love to hear your spoiler-free thoughts! Read any other Killens work??
by duckjackgo