Colson Whitehead

Colson Whitehead book reviews

• The Nickel Boys

  Revisiting Colson Whitehead

  by Gissinglover, May 18, 2021

  In 2019, I was highly disappointed by Colson Whitehead's novel, "John Henry Days" (2002). I felt the novel was overly ambitious, confusingly written, and constituted a sort of Great American Novel ... Read More

• The Intuitionist

  First book

  by francgus, Jan 5, 2012

  I read an essay by Whitehead in PW and then read about his new book Zone One and had this, his first book, recommended to me while I waited. It is very much a first book, with lots of great language ... Read More

• The Colossus of New York: A City in 13 Parts

  Just a Pinch

  by Keni, Jul 12, 2007

  One can make a big pot of stew. But without that certian pinch of seasoning, it won't taste right. 'Colossus' is the pinch that gives New York its flavor. Read More