Jim Brown reviewed Palaver by Bryan Washington
A mother and son trying to figure it out
True story: I didn't know the word "palaver" when I bought this book. I assumed it was a reference to some Portuguese term.
That kind of tells you what I knew about this book before I picked it up - I tend to shop on vibes at the bookstore. But this was a decent account of a mother and son figuring out their relationship and a fun account of queer communities and food in Tokyo.
True story: I didn't know the word "palaver" when I bought this book. I assumed it was a reference to some Portuguese term.
That kind of tells you what I knew about this book before I picked it up - I tend to shop on vibes at the bookstore. But this was a decent account of a mother and son figuring out their relationship and a fun account of queer communities and food in Tokyo.