Everybody knows what time it is Reginald Martin Books
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The future South is not what it used to be. In the year 2020, when no one can see clearly, three of the South's children find themselves embroiled a twisted tale of music, murder, sex . . . and history.
Everybody knows what time it is Reginald Martin Books
"Everybody Knows What Time It Is – But Nobody Can Stop The Clock" by Reginald Martin is set in the near future in the what was once the heart of the Old South. The action primarily takes place in Memphis, Atlanta and New Orleans.The protagonist, Zip, is working a dead-end job earning only $18K per year, but makes the most of his salary by living with his parents. This enables him to amass an array of high-tech toys, both audio and video, a fast sleek car and a Synclavier. He’s a bit of a bookworm and insatiable reader with a large library of books. Despite his intellectual curiosity he feels there is no opportunity for a black man in the new South, whites of questionable achievement preferring inferior whites to fill managerial positions while depending on black employees to get the job done. Though Zip’s world-view is depressing and discouraging, he has a wonderful sense of humor, love of fun and sex that buoys his spirit, thus keeping him a joy to be around. Convinced that the only opportunities afforded African-Americans are athletics and performing, he sells most of his worldly possessions, save his car and Synclavier and moves to Atlanta to become a singer.
Siedah Jackson is a drop-dead gorgeous black woman living and working in New Orleans. Her world-view is sunnier than Zip’s. Working for an architectural firm, she has achieved the trappings of economic success, driving a Porsche and owning a Louis Vuitton bag among other material luxuries. Still her heart longs for someone to caress that special spot in her that passionless sex has failed to provide.
Then there is Dennis Johnston, the strangest white man Georgia has ever produced. He’s a misfit in a world of misfits. He reminds me of Ignatius J. Reilly in "The Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole. He’s a beat-down former college English professor with a penchant for the arcane. Through his extensive reading and study he is convinced there’s a treasure buried in Memphis and he needs Zip, as a surviving relative of Major Millbranch Winchester, to help him gain access to an exclusive library where clues to the treasure’s location are hidden.
This work is deeply satirical, taking shots at black and white culture with white culture bearing the brunt of scorn. The book frequently bursts out with humor and joy only to be brought back down into a world where hope is just beyond grasp.
The book has an Afro-Centric take on world history that some may find difficult. The language is dense and written primarily in the vernacular, which takes a bit of getting used to, but ultimately works fine.
There are multiple chapter-length monologues that took this reader effort to identify the speaker. At the core of the book is its narrative, but rather than strictly following the narrative it is in actuality the thread that allows the characters to speak of their innermost longings, their view of their place in the world, their aspirations and ambitions, their need for love and affection and the deep desire for the liberation great wealth could bring them. This is what Martin does best. There is poetry on every page, beautiful and sorrowful insights into the human spirit: hope and desire, joy and sorrow and all of it deeply salted with humor.
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Everybody knows what time it is Reginald Martin Books Reviews
The situations these delightful characters found themselves in kept me so very entertained I just couldn't put it down. A great story from beginning to end...oh, and educational too.
"Reginald Martin's brilliant fiction is comic, bawdy, and full of irony and absurdity; it reads like the extended tall tale of folklore and includes trickster comedy involving excretory and reproductive functions. Martin's characters are hip, intellectual, comfortable or even well off; they're worldly, aware of tradition, and able to explain their condition, but they're still troubled. Martin suggests that the adversaries of the past were clear cut; those of modern times are difficult to identify or are so they even elude definition." -- Ishmael Reed, author of Flight to Canada
I wish Dr. Martin has lived until he sees 2020, the time he sat for this great piece. I’m one of his PhD students and the news of his passing away broke my heart, as he was one of the greatest personalities I’ve ever met; a great Professor, a highly-talented creative writer, and a wonderful human. The world has lost a great man! RIP Dr. Martin! from the bottom of my heart.
"Everybody Knows What Time It Is – But Nobody Can Stop The Clock" by Reginald Martin is set in the near future in the what was once the heart of the Old South. The action primarily takes place in Memphis, Atlanta and New Orleans.
The protagonist, Zip, is working a dead-end job earning only $18K per year, but makes the most of his salary by living with his parents. This enables him to amass an array of high-tech toys, both audio and video, a fast sleek car and a Synclavier. He’s a bit of a bookworm and insatiable reader with a large library of books. Despite his intellectual curiosity he feels there is no opportunity for a black man in the new South, whites of questionable achievement preferring inferior whites to fill managerial positions while depending on black employees to get the job done. Though Zip’s world-view is depressing and discouraging, he has a wonderful sense of humor, love of fun and sex that buoys his spirit, thus keeping him a joy to be around. Convinced that the only opportunities afforded African-Americans are athletics and performing, he sells most of his worldly possessions, save his car and Synclavier and moves to Atlanta to become a singer.
Siedah Jackson is a drop-dead gorgeous black woman living and working in New Orleans. Her world-view is sunnier than Zip’s. Working for an architectural firm, she has achieved the trappings of economic success, driving a Porsche and owning a Louis Vuitton bag among other material luxuries. Still her heart longs for someone to caress that special spot in her that passionless sex has failed to provide.
Then there is Dennis Johnston, the strangest white man Georgia has ever produced. He’s a misfit in a world of misfits. He reminds me of Ignatius J. Reilly in "The Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole. He’s a beat-down former college English professor with a penchant for the arcane. Through his extensive reading and study he is convinced there’s a treasure buried in Memphis and he needs Zip, as a surviving relative of Major Millbranch Winchester, to help him gain access to an exclusive library where clues to the treasure’s location are hidden.
This work is deeply satirical, taking shots at black and white culture with white culture bearing the brunt of scorn. The book frequently bursts out with humor and joy only to be brought back down into a world where hope is just beyond grasp.
The book has an Afro-Centric take on world history that some may find difficult. The language is dense and written primarily in the vernacular, which takes a bit of getting used to, but ultimately works fine.
There are multiple chapter-length monologues that took this reader effort to identify the speaker. At the core of the book is its narrative, but rather than strictly following the narrative it is in actuality the thread that allows the characters to speak of their innermost longings, their view of their place in the world, their aspirations and ambitions, their need for love and affection and the deep desire for the liberation great wealth could bring them. This is what Martin does best. There is poetry on every page, beautiful and sorrowful insights into the human spirit hope and desire, joy and sorrow and all of it deeply salted with humor.
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