The White Boy Shuffle by Paul Beatty

The White Boy Shuffle

Paul Beatty

240 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction contemporary funny reflective sad medium-paced
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Paul Beatty's hilarious and scathing debut novel is about Gunnar Kaufman, an awkward, black surfer bum who is moved by his mother from Santa Monica to urban West Los Angeles. There, he begins to undergo a startling transformation from neighborhood...

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Community Reviews

4.08
based on 972 reviews

Moods

funny: 89%

dark: 59%

challenging: 57%

reflective: 57%

emotional: 19%

adventurous: 13%

sad: 10%

inspiring: 9%

lighthearted: 9%

tense: 9%

informative: 6%

hopeful: 3%

mysterious: 1%

Pace

22% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
22% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
31% of readers chose A mix
62% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

51% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

44% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

90% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

48% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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