Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

69 reviews

patch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Forced institutionalization

julied's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Violence, and Police brutality

siiriainen's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Elwood Curtis is a black teenager living in the Deep South during the civil rights era of America. A driven and strong willed boy, he is accepted to begin college level classes early despite his age. However, the summer before he is set to begin, he gets arrested by the police for a crime he did not commit and is sent to a juvenile “reform school” for troubled youth called the Nickel Academy. At the school he befriends a delinquent named Turner and together they scheme to survive their time at the school which is characterized by beatings, cruel punishment, indentured servitude, and murders by their guards and caretakers. Based on an actual school which was only closed in 2011 after operating for 111 years and where hidden gravesites were discovered on its property shortly afterward, this novel captured Whitehead’s second Pulitzer Prize (the other being for The Underground Railroad), making him one of only 4 repeat winners of the prize. And its success is well deserved as The Nickel Boys is a fantastic novel of the cruelty of the Jim Crow era and its continued legacy today in America told through rich language and a captivating story. Highly recommended.    

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

cabuff's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

lake's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Medical content

charlotte03's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I picked up this book because after a year on from reading the Underground Railroad I  still remember the strong imagery it created. Reading Whitehead's writing is like watching a film, but doesn't feel boggy with description. He creates beautiful depth and layers  in his characters and narratives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

bodiesinbooks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

krsweet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

the_literarylinguist's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault