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“Like justice, it existed in theory.”

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

March 29, 2021 by Nart Leave a Comment

The Nickel Boys has been well loved by cannonballers and for good reason. It is an unflinching, unsentimental fictionalized account of the Arthur G. Dozier School, a very real “school” where “delinquent” children as young as five would be, in effect, enslaved by the men who ran the school. Some of the survivors are currently pursuing a class action lawsuit against the State of Florida. Plot: Elwood is a gentle, intelligent Black boy aspiring to attend college and become a meaningful member of the civil […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: Colson Whitehead

Nart's CBR13 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: Colson Whitehead ·
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“Elwood received the best gift of his life on Christmas Day 1962, even if the ideas it put in his head were his undoing.”

The Nickel Boys: A Novel by Colson Whitehead

October 8, 2020 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr12bingo Cannonballer Says, BINGO x2: vertical Red to Money, horizontal Cannonballer Says to Adaptation For the second year in a row, my Cannonballer Says square is filled with a book reviewed by TeresaElectro! Last year it was Rebecca Roanhorse’s excellent Trail of Lightning. This year it’s Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize winning The Nickel Boys. Four years ago I reviewed Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad, which was an amazing tour de force dealing with American history and American racism. The Nickel Boys is another clear-eyed, no-punches-held look […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR, cbr12bingo, Colson Whitehead, ElCicco, Fiction, teresaelectro, the nickel boys

ElCicco's CBR12 Review No:43 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR, cbr12bingo, Colson Whitehead, ElCicco, Fiction, teresaelectro, the nickel boys ·
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Small but mighty, a lot of heartache in a little book (Bingo – Friendship)

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

October 4, 2020 by ardaigle Leave a Comment

This novel is based on the true story of a boy’s reform school in Florida where abuse and mistreatment were rampant. And if that’s not enough, it’s also about the implications of race in such an environment, and how one black young man (Elmwood) essentially is railroaded into this awful place by being in the wrong place at the right time. The 2020 Pulitzer winner is not messing around. At it’s core, it is the story of the friendship that blossoms between Elmwood and Turner, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: america, based on a true story, cbr12bingo, Colson Whitehead, Racism

ardaigle's CBR12 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: america, based on a true story, cbr12bingo, Colson Whitehead, Racism ·
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Some places, you never leave the same

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

September 28, 2020 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

Kicking off my CBR12 Bingo with The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead for the RED book cover square. A beautifully written novel about a segregated Florida reform school during the Jim Crow era. All the boys never left The Nickel Academy the same as when they arrived. The novel flashes between the present and the past through Elwood’s eyes. Each chapter gives you a lyrical moment in time. We learn about the place in pieces, flashing forward to Elwood as an adult. As soon as […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: American History, based on true events, Black History, cbr12bingo, Colson Whitehead, Fiction, Florida, Jim Crow, red square, the nickel boys

teresaelectro's CBR12 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: American History, based on true events, Black History, cbr12bingo, Colson Whitehead, Fiction, Florida, Jim Crow, red square, the nickel boys ·
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cbr12bingo – Nostalgia! sweet, silly, stupid nostalgia

Beastie Boys Book by Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, with Colson Whitehead, Jonathan Lethem, Ada Calhoun, Luc Sante, Roy Choi, Amy Poehler, Junit Tondora, Spike Jonze, Ian Rogers, Andre Leon Talley

September 4, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

“Now here’s a little story I’ve got to tell About three bad brothers you know so well It started way back in history With Ad-Rock, MCA, (and me) Mike D” Beastie Boys Book, while a delightful name, is a bit of a misnomer. This isn’t a book- it’s an EXPERIENCE. Adam “Ad-Rock” (Ad-Rock) and Michael “Mike D” Diamond  got together with friends, collaborators, fans, contemporaries, rivals, pop-culture icons, and countless others to tell the story of the Beastie Boys: who they are, where they came from, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Ada Calhoun, adam horovitz, adam yauch, amy poehler, Andre Leon Talley, audio book, beastie boys, Ben Stiller, Bette Midler, Bobby Cannavale, cbr12bingo, Chloe Sevigny, Chuck D, Colson Whitehead, creativity, Crosby Fitzgerald, Dave Macklovitch, Elvis Costello, Exene Cervenka, fame, hardcore, hip-hop, Ian Rogers, Jarvis Cocker, Jeff Tweedy, John C. Reilly, Jon Stewart, Jonathan Lethem, Josh Hamilton, Junit Tondora, Kate Schellenbach, Kelly Reichardt, kim gordon, LL Cool J, Luc Sante, Maya Rudolph, MC Serch, Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, with Colson Whitehead, Jonathan Lethem, Ada Calhoun, Luc Sante, Roy Choi, Amy Poehler, Junit Tondora, Spike Jonze, Ian Rogers, Andre Leon Talley, Mix Master Mike, music, music business, Nadia Dajani, Nas, New York City, nostalgia, oral history, Pat Kiernan, Philippe Zdar, Rachel Maddow, Randy Gardner, rap, record industry, Rev Run, Rick Rubin, Rosie Perez, Roy Choi, Russell Simmons, Snoop Dogg, Spike Jonze, Steve Buscemi, Talib Kweli, Tim Meadows, tribute, Wanda Sykes, Will Ferrell, Yoshimi O

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:96 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Ada Calhoun, adam horovitz, adam yauch, amy poehler, Andre Leon Talley, audio book, beastie boys, Ben Stiller, Bette Midler, Bobby Cannavale, cbr12bingo, Chloe Sevigny, Chuck D, Colson Whitehead, creativity, Crosby Fitzgerald, Dave Macklovitch, Elvis Costello, Exene Cervenka, fame, hardcore, hip-hop, Ian Rogers, Jarvis Cocker, Jeff Tweedy, John C. Reilly, Jon Stewart, Jonathan Lethem, Josh Hamilton, Junit Tondora, Kate Schellenbach, Kelly Reichardt, kim gordon, LL Cool J, Luc Sante, Maya Rudolph, MC Serch, Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, with Colson Whitehead, Jonathan Lethem, Ada Calhoun, Luc Sante, Roy Choi, Amy Poehler, Junit Tondora, Spike Jonze, Ian Rogers, Andre Leon Talley, Mix Master Mike, music, music business, Nadia Dajani, Nas, New York City, nostalgia, oral history, Pat Kiernan, Philippe Zdar, Rachel Maddow, Randy Gardner, rap, record industry, Rev Run, Rick Rubin, Rosie Perez, Roy Choi, Russell Simmons, Snoop Dogg, Spike Jonze, Steve Buscemi, Talib Kweli, Tim Meadows, tribute, Wanda Sykes, Will Ferrell, Yoshimi O ·
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