“The Spectators, the third novel by the well-regarded author Jennifer duBois, often thrums with vibrancy and echoes divisive current events as it covers a timeline from the late s to the early s. It also gains momentum when the plot takes a sudden, sinister twist—a threat of blackmail, a shooter’s potentially explosive letter, a secret taping/5(40). DuBois explores an enigmatic man's downfall through the perspectives of two spectators--Cel, Mattie's skeptical publicist, and Semi, the disillusioned lover from his past. With wit, heart, and crackling intelligence, The Spectators examines the human capacity for reinvention--and forces us to ask ourselves what we choose to look at, and why/5(). Jennifer duBois' The Spectators is centered around the fallout after a mass shooting at a school, an incident that was rare in the s when the novel takes place, but has become seemingly ubiquitous over the past two decades (See School Shootings Conspiracy Theories for statistics). Each of these shootings is accompanied by a public outcry, yet no meaningful gun control legislation has been .
What a good surprise it is, therefore, to come upon Jennifer duBois's "The Spectators" and read a novel about a TV star that feels just right. A big-canvas effort spanning the late s to the early s, it's a showcase for Matthew Miller, host of "The Mattie M Show," the sort of afternoon program in which angry guests come on to. "The Spectators, the third novel by the well-regarded author Jennifer duBois, often thrums with vibrancy and echoes divisive current events as it covers a timeline from the late s to the early s. It also gains momentum when the plot takes a sudden, sinister twist—a threat of blackmail, a shooter's potentially explosive letter, a. Both a commentary on the dysfunction incited by the sensational talk show culture of the late s and a meditation on the gay community before and during the AIDS crisis, Jennifer duBois' upcoming book The Spectators is at times beautiful and lamenting, at others meandering and confusing. Matthew Miller is a talk show host whose show, "The Mattie M Show," is a spectacle.
Jennifer duBois' The Spectators is centered around the fallout after a mass shooting at a school, an incident that was rare in the s when the novel takes place, but has become seemingly ubiquitous over the past two decades (See School Shootings Conspiracy Theories for statistics). Each of these shootings is accompanied by a public outcry, yet no meaningful gun control legislation has been passed. [The spectators] is full of small pleasures that accumulate as proof that this writer knows her stuff DuBois’s mastery of details earns our trust as she expands The Spectators into a billowing meditation on the responsibility of public figures to contribute something worthwhile to the culture. Although her book takes place decades ago, duBois’s message has a contemporary urgency as well. The Spectators is a tense and propulsive exploration of how easily we can let our best intentions slip away. As secrets are uncovered, Jennifer duBois reminds us that to truly see, without apology or artifice, is itself an act of compassion. This novel pulses with intelligence and heart.” (Kirstin Valdez Quade, author of Night at the Fiestas).
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