Omtale; Nickel-guttene av Colson Whitehead

Siden jeg allerede har lest The Underground Railroad av Colson Whitehead, ble jeg fristet til å lese Nickel-guttene, spesielt siden boka er inspirert/basert på virkelige hendelser fra Dozier School for Boys.

Beskrivelse fra forlaget
Colson Whitehead følger opp "Den underjordiske jernbanen" med nok en knallsterk roman basert på virkelige hendelser fra de mørkeste kapitlene i svart amerikansk historie.

Elwood Curtis elsker Martin Luther King-LP-en han har fått til jul. Han tror sterkt på at han er like mye verdt som enhver hvit gutt, at han kan skape seg en bedre fremtid bare han arbeider hardt nok, og at hat må møtes med kjærlighet. Men for en svart ungdom i sørstatenes tidlige sekstitall, er en uskyldig feil nok til å ødelegge et liv. Elwood blir dømt til et opphold på forbedringsanstalten Nickel, hvor urettferdighet og sadisme er satt i system.

På Nickel møter han den garvede Turner, som synes han er håpløst naiv, men som likevel blir en trygg venn. Sammen gjør de et forsøk på å oppnå rettferdighet og frihet - et valg som skal kaste skygger langt inn i fremtiden.

Historien om Nickel er basert på den sanne historien om en forbedringsanstalt i Florida, der tusenvis av unge gutter fikk sine liv ødelagt.

Mine tanker om boka
Det er en hjerteskjærende og rystende roman som bør leses om temaer som ikke burde forties, enten det er forbedringsanstalt eller behandlingen av svarte. Det er langt fra behagelig lesing, men forfatteren skriver på en veldig bra måte som engasjerer.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Spotlight; Dancing in the Rain av Lucy Appadoo

Image
Can she end the turmoil and escape the firmly built trap to find the freedom she craves? Book Details: Book Title: Dancing in the Rain (The Italian Family Series) Author: Lucy Appadoo Category: Adult Fiction, 274 pages Genre: Historical Coming of Age/Romance/Family Drama Publisher: Lucy Appadoo Release date: March 24, 2017 Tour dates: June 5 to 23, 2017 Content Rating: PG-13 + M (There is physical abuse and death involved.) Book Description: Fifteen-year old Valeria Allegro works diligently on the family farm in Italy, where she is torn between her duty to her family and her desire to find freedom from her strict, domineering father. She finds solace in Dario, a young student who provides a blissful escape—until a neighbour’s son, Gregorio, decides he wants her for himself. This raises an alarm for her father, which leads to family conflict and aggression. When Dario is threatened and her family is plagued by a series of suspicious accidents, Vale
Read more

Review; The Prettiest Girl in the Grave by Kristopher Triana

Image
I read the horror novel The Prettiest Girl in the Grave by Kristopher Triana earlier this year and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads From the author of international horror sensation Gone to See the River Man comes a new tale of terror that will drag you to the darkest corners of the soul. Some girls are fearful, others are brave. One girl’s a princess, the next one, a slave. But all girls are equal, when they’re down in this cave, until just one is left standing—The Prettiest Girl in the Grave. It’s only supposed to be a game. When Bella, Celeste, and Rose meet with new friends at a graveyard in the woods, they soon realize they’re unprepared for what’s planned. At twenty-four, Aubrey is older than the high schoolers, and she knows of a secret game that’s been played by local girls for decades. It starts with personal questions, but quickly moves on to a test of courage as Aubrey guides them into an underground crypt. But even Aubrey doesn’t know w
Read more

Annoncing the 2023 Diversity Reading Challenge

Image
As it's 2023 in less than two months, I figured out it was time to annouce the 2023 Diversity Reading Challenge. I’m not going to make any categories or levels for this challenge, as I want it to be a bit flexible. Read as many books as you feel like reading and yes, it can be children’s books, graphic novels, e-books, non-fiction, audio books, poetry and you-name-it. As it is a diversity reading challenge, it would be mean to exclude some types of reading materials, right? Now, what is diversity you might ask? What I mean by diversity is, but not limited to; People of colour/non-caucasian characters/authors Native Americans and other indigenous people LGBTQIA+ Authors/characters defining themselves as trans, intersex, genderfluid or similar Refugees Religious minorities Mental illnesses/disorders Neurodiversity (like ADHD and autism) Feminist themes/issues Physical/mental disabilities Characters/authors with chronic health issues Characters/authors in wheelchairs Characters/autho
Read more