A review by hstew
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

5.0

Devastating quick read from Pulitzer prize winner Colson Whitehead. Based on the true story of a horrific school in Marianna, Florida which two of my best friends from college are from. It will be nearly impossible to not bring this up the next time I see them, but mostly to reccomend this terrific read. The atrocities of this fictional and real-life school, like so many others, deserve to be told. And we're lucky to have someone like Colson Whitehead to turn this misery into great art for those who were lucky enough to avoid it.