The Sellout

By Paul Beatty

Book Overview

Winner of the Man Booker PrizeWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in FictionNamed one of the best books of by The New York Times Book Review and the Wall Street Journal A biting satire... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374260508
• ISBN13: 9780374260507
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

The Worst

This was such a dark, depressing book. Satire usually has a sense of fun being poked but this was downright offensive.

Yes.

So funny. So good. More please!

hilarious without foregoing the important social commentary

I first read this during my undergraduate orientation, day 1. Feeling alone as a Black student on a predominantly white campus, this book was exactly what I needed that week. It is unapologetically hilarious and bizarre at times, but with every page you think "wow, it really be like that, though." I've since had tons of other people read this because of the powerful commentary embedded in the story, and also the superb storytelling. This book is a must for every social justice advocate out there.