Long Division
A Novel
Kiese Laymon
"Long Division" is a satirical novel that explores themes of celebrity, authorship, violence, religion, and coming of age in post-Katrina Mississippi. Follow the story of 14-year-old Citoyen "City" Coldson, who becomes an overnight YouTube sensation after a meltdown during a televised quiz contest. Sent to stay with his grandmother in a small coastal community, City receives a strange book without an author, called "Long Division," leading him and his friends on an adventure through time and across racial lines. With two interwoven stories, "Long Division" is a humorous, lacerating, and wise exploration of Black teenagers and their journey of self-discovery.
Publish Date
2013-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
2013-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.81
ISBN
9781982174828
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
2023-01-02T17:24:03.000Z
The books I read in 2022. Loved so many of these. The ones that really stayed with me (not necessarily my favorites) are in bold. Happy New Year, fellow book dorks. – source2023-02-06T01:29:56.000Z
Every fucking time I finish this book I get so mad because I love these kids and I want them to go on forever. Been reading some version or another of this book for 10 years, and I don’t know if I have ever fallen in love with a cast the way I love this one. – source