weezyb0626 's review for:

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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A beautiful and tragic story. Colson Whitehead’s writing is positively beautiful. This book deserves a movie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Classism