The Tempest Tales
 

The Tempest Tales

by Walter Mosley

Tempest Landry, an everyman African American, is “accidentally” killed by a cop. Denied access to heaven because of what he considers a few minor transgressions, Tempest refuses to go to hell. Stymied, Saint Peter sends him back to Harlem, where a guiding angel tries to convince him to accept Saint Peter's judgment, and even the Devil himself tries to win over Tempest’s... (read more)

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Casanegra
  • Rated 4 stars

Tempest landry, was a man who was doing alot of wrong things until he was in the wrong places at the wrong time. and had to pay with getting kill accientally.But see tempset believe he hadn't did anything wrong so why should st Peter wants to send him to hell? Tempest was going to challenged st.peter with all he had and would do anything to shown him is wasn't going. So st.peter send angel to earth to show tempest about his sinners? but angel was having a good time being mortal.This was a...

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JP
  • Rated 2 stars

Not as fine as some other Mosley titles I've read. Some of the chapters/stories work better than others, but the whole is lesser than it's parts.

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