The Last Integrationist

by Jake Lamar

Book Overview

Jake Lamar's combustible, visionary, provocative novel explores the ambiguities of race in America as the first black politician with a real shot at the White House fights for his political career... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517593750
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Crown
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

You will thoroughly enjoy this book

Jake Lamar's book is a great read! It's well-written, absorbing, and I found myself irritated at being interrupted as I was reading this book. My 24-year old son also read this book, and he said it is one of the best books he's read in 5 years. Set aside some hours of quiet time for yourself, because once you begin reading it, you won't want to put The Last Integrationist down until you finish it.

This book is an unrecoginized classic.

This book is an overlooked classic. It should be required reading in Black Studies,Political Science,and other programs addressing issues related to contemporay race in America.It provides a futuristic impression of a society in which a curious nexus has been obtained between race, crime, and politics.Elements explored by Lamar are similar to those addressed by Ricard Wright in his classic work"The Outsider". Lamar ,however,places his work in a contemporay context. The reality of which gives the reader much to ponder. This work must recieve a high rating.

Encore Jake Lamar! Encore!!

I bought this book from the bargain table just for a "subway ride home read". I had no idea how compelling this novel would be. It so accurately reflects what we often suspect goes on in our very presence and yet, its futuristic. Its scary and yet so provocative that you can' t put it down. Come on Jake, how about a sequel?

A True "Must Read"

Great! A real Page Turner One of the best books I've read in years.

Great! A real Page Turner

One of the best books I've read in years