Some Kind of Black by Diran Adebayo

I think "gritty realism" best describes this one. Dele is studying in Oxford, but on a trip home to London is roughed up by the police, along with his sister, Dapo, and friend, Concrete. His sister goes into a coma, and the resulting benefit gigs see Dele come into contact with a variety of gangsters and ne'er-do-wells.

This is a book about growing up black in North London in the 90s. Insightful; perhaps a bit too bleak for me at times, though.


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