I recently finished Black Leopard, Red Wolf, the first entry in Marlon James’ Dark Star trilogy. Having started reading it over a year ago, I can attest that, in my personal experience, the story is not the easiest to consume. Yet, for as long it took me to finish, with multiple lengthy hiatuses in my progress, I think that the story and world James unfurls will stay with me for a long time, and I wanted to dedicate some space here to muse about why.

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