Before I Forget (Paperback)

from andafiro

After entering my most recently-read and pending to-read titles into Library Thing, this title was one of the top suggestions based on what I'd told it. Not bad. This isn't the kind of book in which I highlighted chunks of prose to go back and savor again later, but it is an incredibly well-told ...

from greytone

I was excited to read this book because of it dealt with a prevouisly ignored topic (early onset Alzheimers) from the rather unique male perspective. In addition, the author told the story using the voice and imperfect life of a fictitious R&B crooner, and deftly navigated lessons on manhood with...

from JillKB

I have enjoyed reading Leonard Pitts's newspaper columns for several years, and then I heard him interviewed on WFAE's Charlotte Talks about this book, his first novel. I found this book very powerful. It's more than the story of the three generations of African-American men and their complicated...