Hell of a Book: A Novel

What even is Hell of a Book besides a 2021 National Book Award finalist? It’s singular. “Singular” meaning both “exceptionally good or great, remarkable”; and “strange or eccentric in some respect.” Click "Discussion Guide" to learn more.

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336 pages

Average rating: 7.37

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TBGRbookclub
Dec 31, 2023
9/10 stars
Hell of a Book by Jason Mott 🖊️ This one goes out to all the writers. The creators of worlds. The consumers of alcohol as a proper food group. The ones who run from the spotlight, but can’t stop pouring themselves into what everyone can’t help looking at.  There’s a lot happening in this story, but for a long time you can’t put your finger on it. There’s a little boy named Soot who thinks he can make himself invisible, an unnamed author who wa...read more
JShrestha
Aug 25, 2023
8/10 stars
The way this book unravels, the way this book carries the author's tale is very creative. Following the two stories (alternating in each chapter), it carries the conversation of Black Lives Matters in the eyes of a BIPOC as both a first person and observer. The parallels of the storylines lets the reader feel like the story is familiar but at the same time leaves a lot to the imagination and realism that the author questions throughout the book.
E Clou
May 10, 2023
8/10 stars
Reminds me a lot of The Hate You Give, but meta.
Ewa
May 19, 2022
6/10 stars
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KJD
Apr 15, 2022
I just finished it and thought it was so wonderfully different. At the heart it is a book about race but in a more creative way.

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