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The Nix by Nathan Hill

6 reviews

claudiatylr's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was my best read of the year. Maybe of the decade. This book reads like an epic. A sprawling cast and storyline leading up to a great battle, both literally and metaphorically. I love an author who knots the storyline up so much I can’t imagine how they’ll get themselves out of it. And then they do it. Hill also has the begrudgingly amazing quality of a writer who I’d probably challenge in a philosophical or political debate. And yet their storylines are so compelling I can’t deny their talent. All I can say is holy shit. What a good book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and War

melissa_b_67's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Classism, Mental illness, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Sexual content, and Police brutality

Moderate: Animal cruelty

jonilouise3's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Sexual content, Blood, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Violence

The overall takeaway from the book was positive, however the road to get to that conclusion was riddled with layers of traumatic events. Some moments were incredibly hard for me to read through. Had I known how explicit some descriptions would be I wouldn’t have chosen to read this book, as I am a highly sensitive person.

e1oise's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

it all comes together in the end - so satisfying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality

Moderate: Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Drug use, Violence, Medical content, Abortion, Misogyny, Abandonment, Sexual content, Sexism, and Child abuse

deirdrelk's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is deceptively good. It tells the story of pain, loss and redemption across generations with humor and grace. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Abandonment, Violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Child abuse, Dementia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia

mmatti300's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I found myself really invested in this book, in fact the day I finished I read over 200 pages in one sitting (something I do rather often but not necessarily for books of this size). That being said, this book was almost unnecessarily long and I often felt myself wishing that Nathan Hill had cut some details or sections out. That being said, many of the sections were really really important to the end so I understand why he wrote them. However, it took me so long to read this book and many times I was ready to take a break and finish a different book because it was taking me so long, in a way that made me frustrated considering I picked it up every day and thoroughly enjoyed the 80 or so pages I read every time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Police brutality, Homophobia, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Violence, Toxic relationship, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Gun violence, Grief, Drug use, and Dementia