This was quite a novel! It was so well written and plotted, and the humor reminded me of [b:A Confederacy of Dunces|310612|A Confederacy of Dunces|John Kennedy Toole|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1562554946l/310612._SY75_.jpg|968084] but high-brow. It was a little hard to follow because of the multiple perspectives and the way they're woven together, but I eventually got it straightened out in my mind in the last half of the book. It really paints a clear picture of Brooklyn in the late sixties and the obstacles faced by the Black Americans (and other POC) who lived in the housing projects, as well as the ruinous culture of drugs brought in by the mafia. Lots of threads in this story and all powerful. A wonderful ending, to boot!