A review by janey
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

5.0

Heartbreaking and riveting. The story of the Dozier school is so horrendous that when I first heard of it a few years ago, my initial impulse was disbelief. But I should know better by now. There is nothing too low for this country, especially when it comes to our treatment of young Black men and boys. Whitehead manages to create a narrative that engulfs you slowly, like sinking into quicksand, and then, like quicksand, won't let you look away or escape.