But this particular book is almost like a social experiment. I think that’s sort of the point, and I try not to make points in my book.
And there’s so many layers of what’s affecting him. But you’re dealing with all these things impacting the decision is trying to deal with. It’s a minute of this kids life in an average-sized book. So for me in that moment, I had to grapple with this other aspect of my humanity that we don’t express often, for good reason, but that doesn’t mean it’s not there. this idea that we’re so peaceful, but most people have never had their peace actually challenged. And I remember being 19, and being in his mom’s house with all of our friends, and there was that feeling like “Yo are we going to go find this dude? Are we going to go commit murder tonight?” And that’s something most people don’t want to talk about. The first is that when I was 19 years old, one of my close friends was murdered.
Join us in the episode above as we chat about writing about gun violence, seeing yourself in literature, and Long Way Down.Ĭheck out some interview highlights below. This week on the MashReads Podcast, we caught up with Reynolds to chat about about the novel. Or, to put it more succinctly, "It's A Christmas Carol meets Boyz N the Hood," jokes Reynolds. However, as Will tries to make the long trip down, the elevator keeps stopping floor-by-floor, forcing Will to confront the ghosts of his past, and question whether this mission for revenge is really something he wants to do. In a quest for vengeance, Will steps onto an elevator with a gun, on his way down to find the man that he thinks is responsible for his brother's death. Barbershop Books is using barbershops to inspire young black boys to read
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