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SUMMARY:A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
LOCATION:4100 Bar
DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 32% · why: lots of
  people going\n\nWHAT WE'RE READING: A Brief History of Seven Killings by 
 Marlon James\n\nWHAT IT IS ABOUT: "In A Brief History of Seven Killings\, 
 Marlon James combines brilliant storytelling with his unrivaled skills of 
 characterization and meticulous eye for detail to forge an enthralling nov
 el of dazzling ambition and scope.\n\nOn December 3\, 1976\, just before t
 he Jamaican general election and two days before Bob Marley was to play th
 e Smile Jamaica Concert to ease political tensions in Kingston\, seven gun
 men stormed the singer’s house\, machine guns blazing. The attack wounded 
 Marley\, his wife\, and his manager\, and injured several others. Little w
 as officially released about the gunmen\, but much has been whispered\, go
 ssiped and sung about in the streets of West Kingston. Rumors abound regar
 ding the assassins’ fates\, and there are suspicions that the attack was p
 olitically motivated.\n\nA Brief History of Seven Killings delves deep int
 o that dangerous and unstable time in Jamaica’s history and beyond. James 
 deftly chronicles the lives of a host of unforgettable characters – gunmen
 \, drug dealers\, one-night stands\, CIA agents\, even ghosts – over the c
 ourse of thirty years as they roam the streets of 1970s Kingston\, dominat
 e the crack houses of 1980s New York\, and ultimately reemerge into the ra
 dically altered Jamaica of the 1990s. Along the way\, they learn that evil
  does indeed cast long shadows\, that justice and retribution are inextric
 ably linked\, and that no one can truly escape his fate.\n\nGripping and i
 nventive\, shocking and irresistible\, A Brief History of Seven Killings i
 s a mesmerizing modern classic of power\, mystery\, and insight."\n\nWHERE
  WE'RE MEETING: 4100 Bar in Silver Lake\n\nA NOTE ON PARKING: Street parki
 ng should be more readily accessible on Sunset Blvd to the west of the mee
 t-up location.\n\nA NOTE ON THE MEET-UP SEATING LOCATION: Meet-ups are gen
 erally held on the bar terrace\, if sufficient seating is available. Pleas
 e dress warmly in the event of cool evening weather!\n\nA NOTE ON RSVPING:
  If your name is on the attendee list for a scheduled meet-up and you no l
 onger plan on attending the event\, please remove your name from the atten
 dee list at least a week before the scheduled event to allow individuals o
 n the waitlist sufficient time to read the book beforehand (no worries if 
 a cancellation has to be last-minute\, though!).\n\nHappy reading!\n\nColi
 n
URL:https://www.meetup.com/silverlake-book-club/events/315377844/
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