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My book review of Razorblade Tears: A Novel by S.A. Cosby.
Title: Razorblade Tears: A Novel
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Genre: Thriller
Author: S.A. Cosby
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Publication Date: July 06, 2021Language: English
Hardcover: 336 pages
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Book Description
Ike Randolph has been out of jail for fifteen years, with not so much as a speeding ticket in all that time. But a Black man with cops at the door knows to be afraid.
The last thing he expects to hear is that his son Isiah has been murdered, along with Isiah’s white husband, Derek. Ike had never fully accepted his son but is devastated by his loss.
Derek’s father Buddy Lee was almost as ashamed of Derek for being gay as Derek was ashamed of his father's criminal record. Buddy Lee still has contacts in the underworld, though, and he wants to know who killed his boy.
Ike and Buddy Lee, two ex-cons with little else in common other than a criminal past and a love for their dead sons, band together in their desperate desire for revenge. In their quest to do better for their sons in death than they did in life, hardened men Ike and Buddy Lee will confront their own prejudices about their sons and each other, as they rain down vengeance upon those who hurt their boys.
Provocative and fast-paced, S. A. Cosby's Razorblade Tears is a story of bloody retribution, heartfelt change - and maybe even redemption.
“A visceral full-body experience, a sharp jolt to the heart, and a treat for the senses…Cosby's moody southern thriller marries the skillful action and plotting of Lee Child with the atmosphere and insight of Attica Locke.” ―NPR
The last thing he expects to hear is that his son Isiah has been murdered, along with Isiah’s white husband, Derek. Ike had never fully accepted his son but is devastated by his loss.
Derek’s father Buddy Lee was almost as ashamed of Derek for being gay as Derek was ashamed of his father's criminal record. Buddy Lee still has contacts in the underworld, though, and he wants to know who killed his boy.
Ike and Buddy Lee, two ex-cons with little else in common other than a criminal past and a love for their dead sons, band together in their desperate desire for revenge. In their quest to do better for their sons in death than they did in life, hardened men Ike and Buddy Lee will confront their own prejudices about their sons and each other, as they rain down vengeance upon those who hurt their boys.
Provocative and fast-paced, S. A. Cosby's Razorblade Tears is a story of bloody retribution, heartfelt change - and maybe even redemption.
“A visceral full-body experience, a sharp jolt to the heart, and a treat for the senses…Cosby's moody southern thriller marries the skillful action and plotting of Lee Child with the atmosphere and insight of Attica Locke.” ―NPR
My Thoughts
One of my favorite books of the year. That is how good this book is.
"No, hate. Folks like to talk about revenge like it's a righteous thing but it's just hate in a nicer suit," Ike said.
"You both think our sexuality is something that has to be explained. . It isn't. It's just who we are. It wasn't Isiah being gay that caused problems between the two of you. It was how you dealt with it or didn't deal with it that caused the problems," Amelia said.
I was hooked from page one, and couldn't stop reading. The fast-paced atmosphere, the sequence of events. How well the two main characters interact with each other, Ike and Buddy Lee.
However, what I loved the most about Razorblade Tears is the honesty, the sincerity, the openness with which topics on LGBT, Sexuality, Racism are treated, talked about, and shown. It is a very raw, heartbreaking fictional work however, it is about situations that are very real in our society.
I will recommend this book 100%, and looking forward to reading more of S.A. Cosby.
Wendy