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A review by andyourstruly
The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead
reflective
3.25
It was really interesting reading this immediately after Harlem Shuffle by the same author and having said in my review of that book that NYC felt as much like a character as any of the other characters, and seeing Mr. Whitehead has written a whole book of poetry based on this exact idea of characterizing parts of NYC.
I went into this book assuming by the length that it was a novella or short story, or perhaps a collection of short stories (thirteen, to be precise). Mr. Whitehead's poetry is beautiful (makes me think of a slightly less flowery Cornelius Eady), and if you enjoy his prose and language style in his books, this is consistent if not better. I gave this the rating I did because I came into a book of poetry looking for a story.
I went into this book assuming by the length that it was a novella or short story, or perhaps a collection of short stories (thirteen, to be precise). Mr. Whitehead's poetry is beautiful (makes me think of a slightly less flowery Cornelius Eady), and if you enjoy his prose and language style in his books, this is consistent if not better. I gave this the rating I did because I came into a book of poetry looking for a story.