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Halfway through this book, I would have given it 2 stars. Most of the characters are mere stereotypes and I felt that the interactions between the African American residents and the incoming white gentrifiers were way over the top. I am very familiar with the area about which McCall is writing - it'......more

In a word - fantastic! McCall has hit the nail right on the head with his incredibly accurate portrayal of the gentrification of the Old Fourth Ward, an historic neighborhood (birthplace of Martin Luther King, Jr and location of the King Center) in Atlanta. If he did not experience this transition p......more

A brilliant look at gentrification. In focusing on gentrification of Atlanta from the fictional perspective of black and white residents in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s old neighborhood in novel form. McCall's use of language, analysis of present-day realities and reasons for their existence allowed th......more

Nathan McCall raised my consciousness in the 90s with Makes Me Wanna Holler; but I did not know of this novel till a few months ago. I enjoyed it. It is a good old-fashioned novel. I say old-fashioned not because it's stale or irrelevant, but because it has a plot, and themes, and attempts to make y......more

Interesting premise (gentrification/ reverse white flight, and the irritation it causes in the black community.) Except the author beats you over the head with the irony. Terrible writing. The author conveys the story through stereotypes and unpersuasive character voices. Think John Grisham but with......more