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Sabo Kpade Reviews Blackass by A Igoni Barrett

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BlackassVerdict: carrot

A first time novelist reinterpreting a well admired classic is a risky endeavour. The cynical expectation might be that said work will fall short of the original even before any evidence is tendered. Even if the reimagined tale manages to eclipse the original in scope and ambition (or word count), the mere fact that the tributary can easily be traced to its source lake relegates the novel to feeder status; the question then becomes just how much audacity the writer can bring to the old idea. The writer would do well to quickly concede points on originality and concentrate on putting on a bravura performance. And what a performance this is.

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