A review by skallywag2232
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

This is a story that needed to be told, and I appreciate the author’s attempt, but I feel that it needed more. This is a rare case where I believe 100 more pages would have gone a long way to telling the story in a way that truly does it justice. 
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