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Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
4.0

Colson Whitehead is truly one of our finest. His writing continues to capture me and keep me captured. This sequel of sorts to Harlem Shuffle is an unsparing, funny, and sometimes tragic look at Harlem and NYC of the 60s and 70s - told most often through the eyes of Ray Carney - furniture salesman, father, husband, and sometimes fence. It feels like a love letter to the city with all its beautiful characters and all of their warts.