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John Vercher

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Average rating: 3.97 · 4,402 ratings · 1,151 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Devil Is Fine 3.89 avg rating — 2,541 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three-Fifths 4.02 avg rating — 1,440 ratings — published 2019 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After the Lights Go Out 4.05 avg rating — 799 ratings — published 2022 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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John Vercher rated a book it was amazing Restitution by Tamar Shapiro (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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John Vercher liked Readersaurus's review of Devil Is Fine: "Fierce and heart-piercingly performed. Nothing I can say will do this book justice. Vercher’s writing will grip you, enlighten you, anger you, definitely make you think and feel. My top book of 2025. I’ll be recommending it to everyone." Read more of this review »
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John Vercher liked Loren Cahill's review of Devil Is Fine: "I’m mad I took so long to start this book. I couldn’t stop reading it once I started. Equal parts sad as it is hilarious, the narrator of this text is a tenure track professor whose son just passed and has inherited a plantation from his grandfather." Read more of this review »
Jun 26, 2025 11:07PM · see review
John Vercher and 1 other person liked Ailey \| Bisexual Bookshelf's review of Devil Is Fine: "“What lies in the dirt?” Devil Is Fine by John Vercher is a haunting exploration of grief, identity, and the deep scars left by racial trauma and colonial history. The novel begins with the funeral of the unnamed narrator’s son, Malcolm, setting the s" Read more of this review »
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John Vercher rated a book it was amazing God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer by Joseph Earl Thomas	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Among the many things unknown before becoming a parent is how to handle when the child becomes the teacher. They proffer up parental pearls dispensed to them, and while thinking they'd fallen on deaf ears, the child delivers them back with a simplistic effectiveness using their own words instead of the ones we fumbled and stumbled over, attempting to sound sage.”
― John Vercher, Devil Is Fine

tags: child-as-teacher, parenting, role-reversal

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“No way I'd let myself feel again like I felt that morning. Of course, I wouldn't. I didn't have to tell her any of that. When it's that easy to lie to yourself, lying to someone else is light work.

[Narrator]”
― John Vercher, Devil Is Fine

tags: deceit, self-deceit

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