Grievers provides a fly on the wall view of Detroit, aka the city of black people. You get a huge amount of history, race relations, and city layout. Almost like walking the streets visiting. Very informative. It is dark, sad and slow with a unique perspective. Very much a psychological novel, but also horror and thriller. Characterization of Dune and others is thorough and you understand loyalties to people and the city. Minimal comedy, but I thought it funny that Dune questioned if she was black enough for the disease. The descriptive poetic writing slows you down so you can appreciate the words. Overall a good story, just a bit slow for me.