Abstract:
Don’t Blink When God Calls chronicles the mayoral campaign of Curt Felton, Jr. in Forrestville, Florida, while examining the battle for an African American man to gain credibility in a political process that is perceptually reserved for White males. Though Felton exhibits sophistication, shrewdness and spirituality, which makes him an attractive candidate who can possibly win and become the first Black mayor of the city, he also displays recklessness with an extramarital affair and past and present relationships that could wreck his chances to win. The mixture of politics, sex and religion will maintain the reader’s interest throughout the story.