Devil is Fine

Thank you, NetGalley, for this book.

This book is easily one of the best I’ve read this year. I managed to get a copy on audio, which was superb. Most audiobooks are just fine to listen to, but the outstanding narrator really brought this story to life.

The unnamed biracial protagonist recently lost his teenage son unexpectedly then realizes his estranged white grandfather left a plot of land to his son. The narrator, since his son passed, now inherits the land. As he travels to this land by the ocean, he fully intends to sell the property for a hefty sum. But as the land is inspected, he learns his plot was a former plantation.

The best part about this book was really the blur between what the narrator perceives as real vs what he’s imagining. He also has to reckon with his past relationship with his own Black father and his son. This beautiful book pushed the hard topics of the narrator’s life to the forefront of his mind. And as a reader, we are along for this journey of a man finding himself while dealing with not just his past, but the past of his ancestors.