About this title: Them tells the compelling story of Barlowe, a single, forty-something African American who rents a ramshackle house on Randolph Street, just a stone's throw from the historic birth home of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. When Sean and Sandy Gilmore, a young white couple, move in next door, Barlowe and Sandy develop a reluctant, complex friendship based on conversations over the backyard fence. But fear and suspicion build and clashes ensue as more new whites move in, changing the familiar landscape.
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Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Date Published: 2008-08-19
ISBN-13:9781416549161ISBN:1416549161
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Date Published: 2008-08-19
ISBN-13:9781416549161ISBN:1416549161
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Description: Good. Minimal damage to the cover, dust jacket not necessarily included minimal wear to binding, majority of pages undamaged, minimal to no highlighting/underlining of text, no missing p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atria
Date Published: 2007-11-06
ISBN-13:9781416549154ISBN:1416549153
Description: New. This is a paperback ARC with different cover and publisher stickers. This book is the same isbn, but is a paperback. New, unread, unused & in perfect condition with no damaged or missing pages. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Description: Very Good. 1416549161 Very Good; **Softcover**--Exact ISBN Match--Cover has extremely minor shelf wear at tips of corners. No personalizations, writing or marks in the text. Clean, Tight and Neat. Absolutely no spine creasing. Ships Quickly-IN STOCK-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781416549161ISBN:1416549161
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Moderate wear on Cover Interior Pages. Advance copy. Different jacket than stock pic. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 368 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Atria Books, New York
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781416549154ISBN:1416549153
Description: Very Good. ADVANCE READING COPY. Cover shows slight wear around the edges, otherwise book in excellent condition! Binding tight, pages clean. ORDERS OUT IN 24 HOURS. read more
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"This is a tough review b/c I really liked the main character Barlowe Reed. A well developed, complicated fellow that holds the whole book together. The flip side to this is that McCall's stereotypes are just way too heavy handed. Time after time I got the feeling that the other felt the need to explain things to his audience rather than letting literary conventions to do their job.
This certainly feels like a first novel, and it's one I enjoyed reading at times but wanted to toss it across the room at various points. Taking on the issue of gentrification, and doing it well, is no small feat. Unfortunately, McCall falls into the ranks of those b-rate attempts to make something meaningful. Instead, he's written an easy candidate for an after school special on race relations."
"This is a book of buffoonery. I can not believe a Black man would write such garbage. That goes to show you that just because you're a college professor does not mean you're enlightened.
Up until this point in my life, I could not fathom why people would burn books. Now, I see why. This is a piece of garbage that no one should waste their time reading. It's a load of stereotypes, ignorance, and absolutely NO originality.
Mind you, I didn't pick this book. This is the Roswell Reads 2009 selection. Yes people, that means the whole city of Roswell, GA is supposed to be reading this book. I commend the majority Caucasian town for picking a local Black author, but you know what this means? I have to go to the book club and defend Black people all over the country. We aren't all like these idiots in this book. Nathan McCall should not be allowed to write anything else EVER again. This is d*mn ridiculous."
"For the most part, I enjoyed the book, especially the beginning. I liked the main character and seeing the world from his perspective. As it developed, the book and I had a sort of falling out and I became pretty irritated by some of the characters (Sandy) and felt that while some characters were developed well, others were not, even to the point of ridiculous. I did enjoy reading about the 4th ward and other local spots, and thought that added a bit to the book for me. It sort of train wrecked at the end for me."
"First novel by an Emory professor about the tensions resulting from gentrification of the Old Fourth Ward in Atlanta's MLK District. Good character development and balanced perspective so that the reader appreciates the issue from both the newcomers' and the long-term residents' perspectives. However, the author resorts to a fairly melodramatic episode toward the end that cheapens the book and doesn't seem true to a few of the characters as they had been developed. A disappointing end to a book I had been wanting to rave about."
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