Reviews

Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead

thebeercanon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

sophietw's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

p_t_b's review against another edition

5.0

i'm preemptively and perversely mad that i only get one more book of this

the_bfool's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

bailey_philip's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

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

3.5

gjmaupin's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

4.5

miafaiumu's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I read this fairly quickly but didn’t love it as much as Harlem Shuffle. The stories were really captivating but was quite fast-paced at times that it was confusing as to what was happening or how it connected to the wider plot. It did all come together by the end with the different storyline’s crossing over and had interesting commentary on the wider corruption of government and the impacts this has on the community in Harlem. 

danoreading's review against another edition

5.0

An utter delight to return to this world, these characters.

charles9012's review against another edition

3.0

Moved much better and more quickly than Harlem Shuffle, but ultimately I still don't find the world of Ray Carney all that interesting.

knitgeek's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.0