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Aug 04, 2020toodles54 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Poignant, laugh-out-loud hilarious and heartbreaking-and that’s the emotive turn contained on just one page of ‘Deacon King Kong.’ Set at the end of the tumultuous 60’s, ‘Deacon’ gives us the far-ranging story of a community in transition. Folks residing in the Causeway Housing Projects in south Brooklyn don’t have much, don’t expect much and have become a close-knit group that watches with growing wariness the increasing drug activity conducted by Deems, a one-time project kid and promising baseball prospect who chose a different path. Enter Sportcoat, an elderly and usually intoxicated deacon of Five Ends Baptist Church and the former coach and mentor to Deems, who Sportcoat shoots at point-blank range. The aftermath of the shooting makes up a story that brings to life an assortment of memorable characters and their struggles in the projects, all taking place in the shadow of NYC’s wealth and success. ‘Deacon King Kong’ is a wonderful story that will fill your heart.