Praise for Five-Carat Soul "These brilliant miniatures display all of the rambunctious fearlessness of [McBride's] deeply empathetic imagination...
Five-Carat Soul [is] a delight." –
The New York Times Book Review "Brash, daring and defiantly original... [these] stories are bound to stay with readers for a very long time." –
NPR "A furious joy drives these glimpses of brave lives in perilous places." –
San Francisco Chronicle "Serious fun." –
Newsday "McBride is such an agile writer that each voice feels authentic and somehow familiar. ...These are stories of and from the soul." –
Minneapolis Star-Tribune "Unpredictable, exhilarating, and, often, hilarious. ... a wild and utterly delightful ride." –BuzzFeed
"Poignant, imaginative, and 'literary' in the best sense of the word." –
Christian Science Monitor "Funny, strange and touching. ... McBride proves once again that he is a master conjurer of African Americana." –
Seattle Times "McBride delivers pure gold...
Five-Carat Soul shakes with laughter, grips with passion and oozes wisdom." –
Shelf Awareness (starred review)