Roxane Gay's book club has arrived. And it got real as we talk about Colson Whitehead's new book "The Nickel Boys" with Mira Jacob, Mike Eagle and Debbie Millman
(Warning: There are spoilers)
TIMECODES OF WHAT WAS DISCUSSED:
6:30 - Why did you keep reading?
10:00 - Nickel Academy is based on a real place
17:00 - The Twist. “It blew my mind”
19:00 - No book is perfect. This is what we didn’t like
21:00 - Group has disagreement over Harriet
24:00. - Elwood's parents whisked off the stage
25:30 - Is there any character besides Ellwood that isn’t a one-note character
28:50 - Give black women some dignity in the pages!
32:00 - Overcoming impossible circumstances to make a life for yourself
34:00 - Why didn't Whitehead show us more of Turner?
40:00 - Passage about not being normal
40:50 - Male sexual trauma and brutality
44:15 - He didn’t Game of Thrones it
45:10 - Questions for Colson Whitehead
46:05 - Oh Shit! He got us again!
47:40 - What would this story look like if it happened today?
49:00 - Final thoughts
52:20 - Open Mike Eagle Book Recommendation
52:50 - Debbie Millman Book Recommendation
53:23 - Mira Jacob Book Recommendation
53:45 - Roxane Gay Book Recommendation
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5 сен 2024