"Rails Under My Back" by Jeffrey Renard Allen

Last night I finished reading Rails Under My Back, a wonderful Jeffery Renard Allen. This novel is like a sumptuous meal. Time is fluid in this novel. The point of view changes often. This novel is referred to as African American literature. It is said to center around two cousins whose fathers are brothers and whose mothers are sisters. It is about the two men, but it is also about their families and the friends of their families. I would not want to put this novel into any one category. It is a book that I would highly recommend. It makes me want to read the poetry, short stories and other novel by the author. This novel deserves to be  placed among the classics of literature.