The Man in My Basement by Walter Mosley

The Man in My Basement is a mysterious and weird novel set in Sag Harbor, New York. The main character is Charles Blakley, a young black man who lives by himself in a huge house that he inherited from his mother. Charles has no job, and barely any money, so he relies on family and friends to pay his mortgage. He has tried countless numbers of times to get a job, but his last employer has black listed his name in the city, so it is basically impossible for Charles to get a job. So when a middle aged man by the name of Anniston Bennet offered to rent out Charles basement, the possibility of receiving money sounded good to Charles. But when Mr. Bennet finally revealed to Charles what he wanted to do in his basement, Charles starts to wonder if renting out his basement to this stranger was a good idea.
I'm half way into the book and so far I like it. The beginning starts out slow. I feel that the author was taking too much time to set the scene for the book. You have to wait until part 2 for Mr. Bennet to actually move into Charles basement. Besides that the story is great, Walter Mosley’s characters are raw and honest which really adds to the story. The story gets better and deeper way into the book. The way this book is written you can see it eventually being turned into a full feature film. The characters are intriguing and the plot is mysterious and thought-provoking. This is a great book and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a different type of story than what they are used to.