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A review by snoweel
White Tears by Hari Kunzru
2.0
A couple of music geeks make a fake vintage blues record based on some street recordings they made, only it turns out to possibly not be a fake. Being interested in blues history, I found this premise intriguing. This story takes place in the present day but parts are in the past. (At times it's unclear when things are happening; you could call it magic realism, or you could chalk it up to the narrators unstable mental state.) It involves record collectors (one wealthy, one not) and an old bluesman who may or may not have existed. The premise was intriguing. However most of the characters were not very likeable. There was a lot of drug use and unpleasant people. And then...well, without spoilers, I'll just say I didn't enjoy the direction this went. So, my summary is this started out interesting but I can't really recommend it.