A Brief History of Seven Killings (Booker Prize Winner) : A Novel (Hardcover)

from kidzdoc

This novel is centered around the attempted assassination of the legendary Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley (referred to as "The Singer" throughout the book) at his home in Kingston on December 3, 1976, two days before he was set to perform in the "Smile Jamaica" concert organized by Prime Minis...

from EBT1002

This Booker Prize-winning novel is built around the attempted murder of Bob Marley in Kingston in 1976. Amidst political turmoil and alarmingly escalating violence, several gunmen entered Marley's mansion two nights before he was to deliver a "Peace Concert;" Marley was mildly injured, his girlfr...

from Opinionated

Superb. A book I have been waiting most of my life to read. Marlon James handling of voice and perspective is amazing, and whilst he does occasionally make the reader do some mental calisthenics to tie all the threads together, he gets the balance just right most of the time SO WHAT'S THIS BOOK A...

from gypsysmom

I have to say that the last few years the Man Booker prize committee has chosen some great books to win the prize. Last year the book that won was The Narrow Road to the Deep North, a harrowing tale about prisoners of war in Burma. The year before that The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton won, a door...

from PrimosParadise

Finally. First, this book is a brilliant piece of writing with numerous narrators switching up every chapter. The story of Jamaica in the 70's and 80's and the social and political upheaval that occurred was essentially new to me although I knew about the shooting of Marley. Living in the Midwest...