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Book Review of The Nickel Boys

The Nickel Boys
The Nickel Boys
Author: Colson Whitehead
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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This book was a boring convoluted mess. Too many characters and stories that went with no endings. The author couldn't seem to make up his mind between using the word nigger, colored, black, or negro. Elwood's story that turns into Turners with martin luther king jr jargon thrown in for the colored man's plight. A work of fiction based on Dozier School for Boys. Whitehead should've just did research on the school and wrote a non fiction book about it. I don't understand all of the rave reviews.