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The Weight: a Novel by Jeff Boyd is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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A powerful coming-of-age novel about a twenty-something Black musician living in predominantly white Portland, Oregon, playing in a rock band on the verge of success while struggling with racism, romance, and the legacy of his strict religious upbringing. Julian Strickland is seemingly the lone Black man in the hipster dreamland of Portland, Oregon. To his friends, he's the coolest member of the scene: the soulful drummer from Chicago in an indie rock band that's just about to break through. But to himself, he's a sheltered Christian homeschool kid who used to write book reports on Leviticus. A virgin until the night of his marriage, divorced at twenty-four, he's still in disarray two years later—pretending to fit in, wondering if any of his relationships are real, estranged from his family, and struggling to reconcile his relationship with God. Then he meets Ida Blair, a Black painter at the start of a promising career. They begin a tentative relationship, and Ida seems to offer Julian relief from his confusion. But suddenly she stops responding to his texts. Things only get worse when Julian's best friend mysteriously turns on him, his house burns down, and the band considers bre

Who reads The Weight: a Novel?

Author

Jeff Boyd

Publisher

Simon & Schuster, Incorporated

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9781668007273

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery

Rating

4.2 / 5 (69 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14