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The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

0124eliza's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

lfraczek's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

kerbohydrate's review against another edition

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4.0

Good overall, the narration style and rapid succession of events is slightly confusing.

suzanneruth's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

eseloz's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective sad tense

5.0

seaswift14's review

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

vampirehelpdesk's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

hilaryannbrown's review against another edition

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5.0

Essential. I will be thinking about the ending for a long long time.

brendalovesbooks's review against another edition

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2.0

This jumped around so much, and was told in a way that felt almost emotionless to me. It was hard for me to care about what was happening because everything felt so detached.

octobussy's review against another edition

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dark reflective medium-paced

4.0