A review by forzasusan
The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead

5.0

I absolutely loved this book. (Don't let the time it took me to read it distract you...that was the pandemic, not the book!). And what a story about NY. As a born and bred NYer, all of the essays rang true to me. NY is a living breathing entity in my humble view and to live here is to have a constant roommate that you love but slowly drives you crazy but you could never imagine life without.

What a love letter to my amazing city! (Yes, this review is super biased... but reading this in 2020 and 2021 when life is so strange and after my city has been hurt in a hundred ways, this was a beautiful way to heal.)