Take a photo of a barcode or cover
nataliecoyne 's review for:
The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead
challenging
dark
emotional
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:
No
I feel a bit weird only giving this 3 stars. This book is definitely very touching and is on an important subject. I feel like several things in the book will stick with me for a long time. I'm just really not sure of how the book could be improved, I don't think it can. Really, as I say that, it feels like I should be giving this 5 stars. Yet, I am stuck giving it 3.
I think that's because of my own experiences reading it. For some reason, I felt that I really had to sludge through this 213-page book. I know I could've finished this much faster, I could've read parts on Friday night and Saturday night and probably finished way earlier today (or even finished Saturday night), yet I didn't because I simply didn't have the motivation to pick it up and read it. And, today, as I did make my way through and finished it, I had to force myself to do that, with the motivation of getting to say I did finish it and that I can then move onto the next book on my tbr.
I feel terrible for that, because I think this book is such an important book that it absolutely should be read by others. But that's why it ended up getting 3 stars from me.
I think that's because of my own experiences reading it. For some reason, I felt that I really had to sludge through this 213-page book. I know I could've finished this much faster, I could've read parts on Friday night and Saturday night and probably finished way earlier today (or even finished Saturday night), yet I didn't because I simply didn't have the motivation to pick it up and read it. And, today, as I did make my way through and finished it, I had to force myself to do that, with the motivation of getting to say I did finish it and that I can then move onto the next book on my tbr.
I feel terrible for that, because I think this book is such an important book that it absolutely should be read by others. But that's why it ended up getting 3 stars from me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality
Moderate: Child death, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Slavery, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation