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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
hopeful
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:
Yes
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Whitehead is such a fantastic writer. I also love that is refuses to be confined to one genre and he does them all well. This is historical fiction and reminded me quite a bit of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store and The Reformatory, both of which I liked a lot more. This book didn’t hold my attention and I think that was partly because I wasn’t in the mood for it and there are some storylines (like boxing) that contributed to the story, but bored me. I think it’s a great book, however, and I’m not going to knock off stars because I’m feeling tangential. Read it knowing you’ll learn something, and it’s more substantial and reality-based than books with similar storylines.
Also, I bought this book on Audible YEARS ago and I am just getting around to listening to it and others I passed up for things I wanted to read more. This is why I do not buy books.
Also, I bought this book on Audible YEARS ago and I am just getting around to listening to it and others I passed up for things I wanted to read more. This is why I do not buy books.
challenging
dark
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Read because I'm interested in watching the movie so I borrowed the audiobook from my library
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
This book was sooo good! But also very sad. The story Colson Whitehead tells of the Nickel boys is truly heart breaking and shocking. I didn’t know what to expect. I also didn’t know this story is based on true events, which makes it even more horrifying.
Whitehead is an excellent writer and I enjoyed his style of writing. The book jumps from current events to past events to events sometime in the future but not present day. Yet despite the multiple timelines, I was able to follow the story pretty well. And the time changes, I think, made the twist at the end that much more unpredictable.
I definitely want to read more of Whitehead’s books although I think I’ll need to take a break after the heavy subject matter in this one. This isn’t a book you pick up for some light reading but it is most certainly a good read!
Whitehead is an excellent writer and I enjoyed his style of writing. The book jumps from current events to past events to events sometime in the future but not present day. Yet despite the multiple timelines, I was able to follow the story pretty well. And the time changes, I think, made the twist at the end that much more unpredictable.
I definitely want to read more of Whitehead’s books although I think I’ll need to take a break after the heavy subject matter in this one. This isn’t a book you pick up for some light reading but it is most certainly a good read!
emotional
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
To start with, it really didn’t feel like a debut novel at all because the writing was top-notch. Additionally, I wasn’t even planning to read it since family dramas aren’t really my thing; I picked it up just to tick off a Goodreads challenge. Now, I’m really glad I did! It shattered my heart a million times and then pieced it back together. The characters and their personal struggles and family dilemmas felt so real that even though I haven’t gone through any of that myself, I could really empathize with them. The different timelines and multiple POVe were another great aspect of the book to understand the characters better. I highly recommend it for an amazing reading experience.