A review by tracithomas
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

I read this book when it came out in 2019 and reread it for The Stacks Book Club now, and while it is still an amazing book, the gut punch of the first read is not relived or deepened the second time around.