He’s just trying to stay in the game and prove to his in-laws that he’s worthy of their daughter. It’s not up to him to ask where cheap televisions came from. He is deeply invested in furniture designs and trends and deals in some ‘lightly used’ goods too. A large chunk of his youth was spent with his cousin Freddie, getting into scrapes (think firecrackers set off in metal rubbish bins). Carney (as he is always referred to) grew up with a criminal father who was absent for long stretches. Ray Carney is a Black furniture salesman and shop owner in 1960s Harlem. It was still a fun read, and I’d definitely read the sequel I’ve read rumours about. I was glad that Harlem Shuffle wasn’t as raw as The Underground Railroad but at times I felt it was a little slow or detached. It all sounded a bit like a gritty Ocean’s Eleven but after reading, I’d say it was more like a milder Peaky Blinders. I was intrigued when I heard the premise of Colson Whitehead’s new novel – 1960s, a heist, Harlem. Why I chose it: Always here for Colson Whitehead’s novels. The good: It’s much more light hearted than Whitehead’s previous books. But then his cousin drags him into a heist at the Hotel Theresa and it all kicks off from there… In brief: Ray Carney is a fairly legitimate furniture store owner.
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