A Man Finds His Way
by Freddie Lee Johnson III
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Author: Freddie Lee Johnson IIIEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-01-01
ISBN: 0345445988
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: One World/Ballantine
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Book Review: Excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
Freddie Lee Johnson, sophomore novel, A Man Finds His Way is another winner. The protagonist, Dr. Darius Collins, a history professor at the fictional Erie Pointe University, is faced with a plethora of problems both personal and professional. The character is multi dimensional, and is complimented by an array of secondary characters that keeps him balanced. In this novel he explores Darius' perspective on relationships, parenting and religion, as he journeys to find the right path to follow. Darius is faced with compound issues as most people are. His girlfriend dumps him, his ex-wife is mean spirited, under minds him regarding his son and is having affairs with politicians as she shoots to the top of city government. The black students at the school want to bring a well-known anti-Semite to speak at the school and expect Darius to support them and when he does not he is labeled an "Uncle Tom". His rejection of this could cause his bid for the presidency of the Cleveland Black Historical Society. The worse thing is that his son Jarrod, who he has a tumultuous relationship with, is accused of a crime and becomes a reluctant participant in the judicial system.
This book mixes humor, sensitivity and historical facts. The reader really gets to know Dr. Darius Collins and will feel for him and his struggles. At some points you will just want to reach out and help him find the right direction and other times just hold him back from making yet another mistake. This book will make good discussion for any book club. I highly recommend it.
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Summary of A Man Finds His Way
With his critically acclaimed first novel, Bittersweet, Freddie Lee Johnson III defied the stereotype that black men are willingly detached from their families. This debut also heralded the arrival of a powerful and passionate new voice in fiction. Now this talented author has written A Man Finds His Way, in which a college professor sets out to rebuild his world after a series of bitter blows and shattering events.Lately, Professor Darius Collins?s life has been as tumultuous as the history he teaches in his university class. His girlfriend left him for another dude, his ex-wife?s screwing the mayor and going down in political flames along with him, and his son Jarrod has been accused of a vicious crime. And adding insult to the injury, several of his black colleagues are calling him an Uncle Tom for opposing a university visit by the controversial black activist and anti-semite Osmani Bornu.
But if history has taught Darius anything, it?s that bringing down one minority group at the expense of another is no solution?and he won?t be bullied into submission. Nor will he let the system take down yet another innocent black youth. But he?s got more than a small battle ahead of him, for his son Jarrod, he soon realizes, is a pawn in a dirty game of politics linked to his ex-wife. Can Darius fight the system and win?but even more importantly, can he salvage the spirit of the son who?s learning just what life can deal a black American man?
A gripping novel that plunges into the depths of conflicts within the black community and the system that fuels them, A Man Finds His Way brings home real issues under the guise of a genuinely heartfelt story: a family struggling to keep itself intact despite all that rails against it.
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