The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead

3.75 AVERAGE

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sskromp's review against another edition

5.0
This is beautiful love story to New York City.

8little_paws's review against another edition

5.0
Gorgeous writing. Loved it even though I couldn't care less about NY at this stage of my life
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bethjadeldn's review against another edition

3.5
emotional reflective

mms_98's review against another edition

3.0
fast-paced

lionprinc3's review against another edition

4.0
reflective medium-paced
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ceciliaai's review against another edition

4.0
At the end of this book Colson Whitehead writes “Talking about New York is a way of talking about the world,” and the way that he configures moments so specific yet so familiar and shared surely does make this line true.

333_lucy_333's review against another edition

3.0
Okay. This book defies my typical review outline, so I guess I'm just going to have to go with my gut here.

This book was good, but it should not be read this quickly. I was reading for class, and the amount of nothing that happened was a little exhausting. I think it accomplished the goal it set out with--to utterly confuse and disorient the reader, to dazzle them with vivid and mostly unconnected description--but it also was hard to read and by extension, to enjoy.

So, 3/5 for me. Good, but not my cup of tea.
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emmyh_reads's review against another edition

2.5
medium-paced
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why_balloo's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

adunck's review against another edition

5.0
hopeful inspiring fast-paced