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Jul 3, 2020 · Synopsis. In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .38 from his pocket, and in front of everybody shoots the project’s drug dealer at point-blank range.
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Apr 27, 2022 · Discussion questions (from Bookclubs.com + Riverhead Books) 1. The first line of the Deacon King Kong is: “Deacon Cuffy Lambkin of Five Ends Baptist Church became a walking dead man on a cloudy September afternoon in 1969.”.
id. d to set the book in 1969? 8. Deacon King Kong is the story of several communities whose lives overlap and sometimes bump against each other: the people who live in the Cause Houses, the members of Five Ends Baptist Church, the drug dealer and his posse, the cops in the neighborhood, the Italians who r.
DEACON KING KONG LEPL BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS1 1. The first line of the Deacon King Kong is: “Deacon Cuffy Lambkin of Five Ends Baptist Church became a walking dead man on a cloudy September afternoon in 1969.” How did that opening strike you when you began reading? What do you think of it now that you’ve finished the novel? 2. Deacon King ...
Book Club in a Bag Discussion Questions. Deacon King Kong by James McBride. 1. How did you experience the book? Were you engaged immediately, or did it take you a while to "get into it"? Were you intrigued, entertained, confused, or bored? 2. Describe the main characters? Are they changing and maturing throughout the book or by the end?
