A review by mikekelly4815
Apex Hides the Hurt by Colson Whitehead

reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

It is Colson Whitehead so you know the writing is going to be good. The fun asides do not disappoint, nor do Whitehead's descriptive passages that graft his heady ideas onto everyday objects. And the ideas themselves are really interesting. What other author sets out to write a novel about the power of names, and the ways that power struggles use them to deflect from the actual thing the name is supposed to designate. However, I think this book mostly did not connect  with me due to the story and the characters. The characters felt one note (presumably intentionally) and the story itself was not as interesting as the ideas it was attempting to convey. Still a good book from a great author.