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Tag: Colson Whitehead

Harlem Shuffle

October 1, 2022May 25, 2024 ~ bookthrasher ~ 2 Comments

New! Listen to me read this review here - https://open.spotify.com/episode/21Ri7o9hKABqfP7ublI0Kr News flash - Colson Whitehead can write! I know we know this, he's won not one but two Pulitzer Prizes (for The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys). Harlem Shuffle is completely different from those books but just as extraordinary. Ray Carney is a good … Continue reading Harlem Shuffle

Two novels, two Pulitzers, too good to ignore

January 26, 2021December 19, 2021 ~ bookthrasher ~ 6 Comments

I finished reading Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Underground Railroad, a few days ago. While I've made some notes for a review, I need to sit with it some more. The novel is that good. Whitehead is that good. Certain books are so steeped in reality that I feel a little guilty enjoying them. … Continue reading Two novels, two Pulitzers, too good to ignore

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