tracithomas 's review for:

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I read this book when it came out in 2019 and reread it for The Stacks Book Club now, and while it is still an amazing book, the gut punch of the first read is not relived or deepened the second time around.