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discordnrhyme 's review for:
The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book broke my heart.
From the very beginning, when we meet Elwood and we know that some 🤬 up 💩 gonna happen to him to land him in Nickel, to the very end and that 🤬 up twist.
Beautifully written. It takes a true artist to write of such atrocities in a way that makes us HATE the story with every fiber of our being while loving the book as much.
Heartbreaking 💔 & beautiful.
From the very beginning, when we meet Elwood and we know that some 🤬 up 💩 gonna happen to him to land him in Nickel, to the very end and that 🤬 up twist.
Beautifully written. It takes a true artist to write of such atrocities in a way that makes us HATE the story with every fiber of our being while loving the book as much.
Heartbreaking 💔 & beautiful.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization