I've read Whitehead's Nickle Boys and Zone One, and they were both amazing. When I read Zone One I hadn't looked at who the author was, but the jacket description for the zombie apacolypse had me hooked, and I wasn't wrong. It is the most literary zombie book I've ever read, and does something no book in the genre I've run across has done, and only The Walking Dead has done on screen, by putting the Black experience into perspective, albeit subtly.
Thanks for sharing the Sons of Omaha book, one I’d overlooked entirely and still might avoid due to the grim content if I’d only read a brief summary. Your longer description made it compelling. Thank you!
I've read Whitehead's Nickle Boys and Zone One, and they were both amazing. When I read Zone One I hadn't looked at who the author was, but the jacket description for the zombie apacolypse had me hooked, and I wasn't wrong. It is the most literary zombie book I've ever read, and does something no book in the genre I've run across has done, and only The Walking Dead has done on screen, by putting the Black experience into perspective, albeit subtly.
Nice! That one is waiting for me on my shelf. 😀
Do the Whitehead novels stand apart or do I need to read Harlem Shuffle before Crook Manifesto?
It would add some context, but definitely not strictly necessary. The stories aren’t directly connected.
Thanks for sharing the Sons of Omaha book, one I’d overlooked entirely and still might avoid due to the grim content if I’d only read a brief summary. Your longer description made it compelling. Thank you!
Yeah, it's certainly not the easiest book, but the story is strong enough and compassionate enough that it never felt *too* grim.