RIM's Review of
The Magnificent Life of Gravvy Brown
by Devaughn Lilly
Timeline of life
Meet Annadelle Rose Brown. Brown was born in New Orleans in 1905. From rags to riches and alcohol to drugs this story depicts her life as told by her son Gravvy Brown. Brown by the way is on death row for her murder. During Annabelle’s life she is raped in an orphanage. With her determination she rises to become a famous actress; but even with her achieved success she still struggles with drugs and alcohol. Annadelle is killed by someone she has loved for all of her life. This brings us to where Gravvy is at the end of his life. Was Gravvy the one to kill his mother?
Devaugh Lilly does a great job with keeping a great storyline but the problem is the storyline is not much of a catcher. For this reason the book was a hard read. The title of the novel has very little to do with the book; in some ways you may say that it is deceiving. The reason for this saying is there are not enough references in the book for it to be about the life of Gravvy. The book is more along the life of Annadelle. I found myself wondering where the author was going with this novel.
Rating: 3.0 stars
Rated by: Patrice Smith
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