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A review by puddinontheritz
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
adventurous
funny
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The writing specificity and lyricism is amazing, but unfortunately for as much as Whitehead creates such strong aside images throughout the book, I feel like I have lost the story and the details of what is happening in the moment. Listening to the audiobook, I am constantly rewinding to see if I missed something in all the detail, and it usually feels like something wasn‘t said surprisingly.
Maybe this genre is not for me, but I felt similarly about Harlem Shuffle and The Intuitionist to be honest, but not about The Nickle Boys.
Maybe this genre is not for me, but I felt similarly about Harlem Shuffle and The Intuitionist to be honest, but not about The Nickle Boys.