Amazing. This is an amazing work of art. The Detail that the author put in to each character is everything. How each character’s voice is distinguishable takes a level of expertise that many don’t have.

Wow. Just wow!! I am a lover of Mr. Eric Jerome Dickey's work. After reading Son of Mr. Suleman I am dealing with a gauntlet of emotions. This novel sent me through so may feels and it took me days to gather my thoughts for this review. As Mr. Dickey stated this novel hits so many different subjects of old and new. This books covers everything: racism, colorism, enslavement, transphobia, bi-racial issues, sexual assault in the work place, cultural differences, Jim Crow, politics, self-love, pedophilia, and perception.

Pi Suleman is just a black man from Memphis trying to survive in a work environment that many feel he does not belong. He has never met his father in life but he meets him in death. He has to deal with many issues involving so many people while trying to just survive his own day to day lazy man load. He has an amazing mother who bet the odds of life after having him as a teen with Mr. Suleman who Pi feels was a pedophile for sleeping with his teen mother. He is the product of this affair. He meets a woman from London who is not who she appears to be, but Pi is taking with her and pursue her with everything to escape a volitale relationship with a co-worker. She helps him to escape while she is escaping her on troubles.

Pi works out many unfinished situations his father leaves behind while learning who the father he never met is. He wants to convince Gemma Buckingham to stay in America with him but she chooses to run back to London.

Pi is still left to deal with the aggressive co-worker and his other problems alone and discover a relationship with someone who he has seen everyday for the last five years. He yearns for Gemma, but finds something more fulfilling.

Pi wears the weight of a lot of others problem while dealing with a load lesser men would crumble under. He has a great support system, but he travels the road of trouble alone. I loved his mother's strength and her humor. I wish I would have learned more about his siblings "Momma's fastest swimmers" but maybe we will get an update later🙏🏼🙏🏼.

I'm overjoyed that Pi finds peace, solace, and happiness. I am also please with whom he finds these things. Son of Mr. Suleman highlights that when life throws hard punches, it is not about the size of the dog, but the fight within the dog. Pi lost a few people throughout this journey but he gain some really good people along the way.

Last lesson is in love we learn that some people are leaves on our tree of the heart and other are roots that are meant to keep us grounded for a lifetime.

This ride is a bumpy and tumultuous one but so worth taking. I give this novel 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 and hope we see more of Pi Suleman, Roger de groot, Widow Fatima, Momma Infinity, Mo Fo, Pokey, and Momma's Fastest Swimmers. I wouldn't even be upset if Ms. Gemma Buckingham came back and shook things up a little.😏

This is my honest and most humble opinion. Thanks to Netgally and the Penguin Putnam Inc. for allow me to read and review this novel.