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The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) Paperback - 2020
by Colson Whitehead
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Readers largely praised The Nickel Boys as a stark, tightly crafted account of abuse at a Jim Crow-era reform school. Many found it emotionally devastating yet highly readable, citing spare prose, strong pacing, and historical relevance. Compared with The Underground Railroad, it’s viewed as more straightforward and accessible, if less stylistically adventurous. The late twist split opinion—some saw it coming or felt detached from the characters, others thought it sharpened the book’s themes and finale. Despite its unrelenting bleakness, most recommend it as an important, discussable work.
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- Title The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
- Author Colson Whitehead
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage
- Publication date 2020-06-30
- ISBN 9780345804341 / 0345804341
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.7 in (20.07 x 12.95 x 1.78 cm)
- Reading level 940
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Category Fiction - General
- Library of Congress subjects Teenagers, Male friendship
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2018042961
- Dewey Decimal Code 816.54
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