The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2020 Winner of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction 2020 Time #1 Novel of the Year 2019 Author of The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in 1960s Florida. Elwood Curtis has taken the words of Dr Martin Luther King to

it is a staple of American literature and the inspiration for the beloved 1939 Academy Award-winning movie (widely acclaimed as one of the greatest films of all time)

Although best known for the stories of Sherlock Holmes

our ancestors descended from them

comforting and wise

The people she encounters speak volubly about themselves

Finally free from his nightmare marriage

With his characteristic clarity and elegance A

but none of the residents are having a good time

John found the simple act of putting one foot in front of another helped him to regain his sense of self and better appreciate the world around him

these "spells" take their subjects from relatively commonplace

and his best friend has just announced that he's an alien

Once you lock on to his words